Norman Thomas, the American Presbyterian minister is best remembered for being the leader of the socialist movement in United States for more than four decades. The six time socialist candidate for president, also an author, lecturer and one of the most admired critics of American society, he captured the imagination of even those who were against his political views as an articulate spokesman. He criticized everything for which United States of America stands for in the eyes of the rest of the world – militarization and interference in the internal affairs of other nations. As a strong voice of democratic socialism, his influence on the middle-class Americans was considerably great, despite them considering socialism as an unsavory form of political thought. The great dissenter, he objected strongly to America’s intervention in the two World Wars, though he softened his stand after the Pearl Harbour incident. Being a strong advocate for world peace, he despised anything which stood as an obstacle for long standing peace. One who strongly voiced his protest against the Vietnam War he also established numerous institutions to promote world peace and universal disarmament. No wonder he earned the admiration of the American society and even those who opposed his political views.