--- title: "4 James Maxton Quotes - Famous Politician (Lenin)" description: "James Maxton was a Scottish left-wing politician, who served as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Bridgeton from 1922 until his death in 1946. He was the..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-maxton-46549.jpg" --- ![Portrait of James Maxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-maxton-46549.jpg) # James Maxton (1885–1946) Politician United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland **4** quotes in **33** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet James Maxton was a politician from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for *Lenin*. ## Quick Facts About James Maxton Born June 22, 1885 Died July 23, 1946 Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Profession Politician Notable works Lenin ## About James Maxton James Maxton was a Scottish left-wing politician, who served as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Bridgeton from 1922 until his death in 1946. He was the chair of the Independent Labour Party from 1926 to 1931 and from 1934 to 1939. ## Quotes by James Maxton > [In the interests of economy they condemned hundreds of children to death and I call it murder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxton/in-the-interests-of-economy-they-condemned-hundreds-of-children-to/) [James Maxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxton/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/james-maxton-72070_children_in-the-interests-of-economy-they-condemn_455151.png) > [If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxton/if-you-can-t-ride-two-horses-at-once-you-shouldn-t-be-in-the-circus/) [James Maxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxton/) [Circus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/circus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/james-maxton-72070_circus_if-you-can-t-ride-two-horses-at-once-you_1431891.png) > [All I say is, if you cannot ride two horses you have no right in the circus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxton/all-i-say-is-if-you-cannot-ride-two-horses-you-have-no-right-in-the/) [James Maxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxton/) [Circus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/circus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/james-maxton-72070_circus_all-i-say-is-if-you-cannot-ride-two-hors_1814291.png) > [Give us our parliament in Scotland. We will start with no traditions. We will start with ideals. We will start with purpose,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxton/give-us-our-parliament-in-scotland-we-will-start-with-no-traditions/) [James Maxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxton/) [Aim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/james-maxton-72070_aim_give-us-our-parliament-in-scotland-we-wi_2291537.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maxton/#itemlist", "name": "James Maxton Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the interests of economy they condemned hundreds of children to death and I call it murder.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Maxton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxton/in-the-interests-of-economy-they-condemned-hundreds-of-children-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/james-maxton-72070_children_in-the-interests-of-economy-they-condemn_455151.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/james-maxton-72070_children_in-the-interests-of-economy-they-condemn_455151.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/james-maxton-72070_children_in-the-interests-of-economy-they-condemn_455151.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the interests of economy they condemned hundreds of children to death and I call it murder.” — James Maxton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Maxton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxton/if-you-can-t-ride-two-horses-at-once-you-shouldn-t-be-in-the-circus/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/james-maxton-72070_circus_if-you-can-t-ride-two-horses-at-once-you_1431891.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/james-maxton-72070_circus_if-you-can-t-ride-two-horses-at-once-you_1431891.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/james-maxton-72070_circus_if-you-can-t-ride-two-horses-at-once-you_1431891.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.” — James Maxton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All I say is, if you cannot ride two horses you have no right in the circus.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Maxton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maxton/all-i-say-is-if-you-cannot-ride-two-horses-you-have-no-right-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/james-maxton-72070_circus_all-i-say-is-if-you-cannot-ride-two-hors_1814291.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/james-maxton-72070_circus_all-i-say-is-if-you-cannot-ride-two-hors_1814291.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/james-maxton-72070_circus_all-i-say-is-if-you-cannot-ride-two-hors_1814291.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All I say is, if you cannot ride two horses you have no right in the circus.” — James Maxton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Give us our parliament in Scotland. 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