"Redistribution of Wealth"
Speech
By: George W. Norris
Date: February 25, 1935
Source: Norris, George W. "Redistribution of Wealth." Speech presented at the Charter Day celebration at the University of Nebraska, February 15, 1935. Vital Speeches of the Day I, no. 11, February 25, 1935, 327–329, 330–331.
About the Author: George W. Norris (1861–1944) was a senator from Nebraska from 1912 to 1943. Ohio-born, Norris settled in Nebraska in 1885. He practiced law and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1902. Norris was an independent-minded Republican with strong ties to the Progressive wing of the party. He was eventually pressured to resign from the Republican Party in 1936 for supporting Franklin Roosevelt. A person of high principles and integrity, Norris is particularly known for his advocacy of democratic election reforms, the Tennessee Valley Authority, labor, and a progressive...
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