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Debs was again the Socialist Party candidate for president in , , and he refused the nomination in His highest popular vote total came in , when he received about , votes.
Ironically, he was in prison at the time, serving a sentence for having criticized the U. He was released from prison by presidential order in ; however, his U. Neither an intellectual nor a hardheaded politician, Debs won support through his personal warmth, integrity , and sincerity. He was extremely effective as a public speaker and made his living primarily as a lecturer and contributor to various periodicals.
Among his best-known writings are a pamphlet, Unionism and Socialism , and a book, Walls and Bars Article Media. Info Print Cite.
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