John Maclean Quotes

John Maclean was born in Pollokshaws, Glasgow, Scotland. He was a Scottish school teacher and politician. He is primarily known as a Marxist educator and notable for his outspoken opposition to the First World War. He is regarded as one of the leading figures of the Red Clydeside era. His imprisonment for agitation against the war earned him an international reputation and he was elected an honorary vice-president of the Congress of Soviets and appointed Bolshevik representative in Scotland. He earned an MA degree from the University of Glasgow in 1904.