 | John Maclean (August 24, 1879 - November 30, 1923) on Workers and The Masses(published by RevoltSource) |
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Marxist Lecturer, Organiser, Scottish Schoolteacher, Revolutionary Socialist of the Red Clydeside Era, Notable for his Outspoken Opposition to the First World War, Arrested and Fired under the Defence of the Realm Act and Loss of his Teaching Post
: John Maclean, the second youngest of seven children, was born in Pollockshaws, Glasgow in 1879. John did well at school and although his widowed mother was extremely poor, she was determined that he would have a good education. In 1896 he became a pupil-teacher and later entered the Free Church Teacher Training College. (From: Spartacus-Educational.com.)
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Quote #6 on Economic Struggle Quotes >> Workers and The Masses
“...the Government has promptly rushed in and driven Labor to defend itself. At this stage in the evolution of the working-class such an attack will consolidate the workers as a class and show the capitalist nature of the Government more than millions of speeches could do.”
Source: "Points About the Strike," by John Maclean, The Call, 9 October 1919, p.3.
"Points About the Strike," by John Maclean, The Call, 9 October 1919, p.3.
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