--- title: "3 William Z. Foster Quotes - Famous General secretary (Toward Soviet America)" description: "William Z. Foster was a radical American labor organizer and Communist politician, whose career included serving as General Secretary of the Communist P..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-william-z-foster-96046.jpg" --- ![Portrait of William Z. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-william-z-foster-96046.jpg) # William Z. Foster (1881–1961) General Secretary United States **3** quotes in **53** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William Z. Foster was a general secretary from the United States, best known for *Toward Soviet America*. ## Quick Facts About William Z. Foster Born February 25, 1881 Died September 1, 1961 Nationality United States Profession General Secretary Notable works Toward Soviet America Spouse Esther Foster ## About William Z. Foster William Z. Foster was a radical American labor organizer and Communist politician, whose career included serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1945 to 1957. He was previously a member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, leading the drive to organize packinghouse industry workers during World War I and the steel strike of 1919. ## Quotes by William Z. Foster > [Among the elementary measures the American government will adopt to further the cultural revolution are the following: the schools, colleges, and universities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-z-foster/among-the-elementary-measures-the-american-government-will-adopt-to/) [William Z. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-z-foster/) [American government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-government/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/695/william-z-foster-83957_american-government_among-the-elementary-measures-the-americ_718876.jpg) > [A US Department of Education; implementation of a scientific materialist philosophy; studies, being cleansed of religious, patriotic and other features of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-z-foster/a-us-department-of-education-implementation-of-a-scientific/) [William Z. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-z-foster/) [Bases](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bases/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/william-z-foster-83957_bases_a-us-department-of-education-implementat_999548.jpg) > [The establishment of an American Soviet government will involve the confiscation of large landed estates in town and country, and also, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-z-foster/the-establishment-of-an-american-soviet-government-will-involve-the/) [William Z. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-z-foster/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dce/william-z-foster-83957_body_the-establishment-of-an-american-soviet_1952618.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-z-foster/#itemlist", "name": "William Z. 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