Cyril Lionel Robert James (4 January 1901 – 19 May 1989) was a journalist, and a prominent socialist theorist and writer.

Quotes

"If you are not their slaves, you are rebels."

(James is quoting Toussaint Louverture's speech to his troops--most of whom, like Toussaint himself, were former slaves. The "their" refers to the French imperialists. In The Black Jacobins 2nd Ed., Vintage Books 1963, pp. 307)

"Dissimulation is the refuge of the slave." (The Black Jacobins 2nd Ed., Vintage Books 1963 pp. 334)

Attributed

• Cricket had plunged me into politics long before I was aware of it. When I did turn to politics, I did not have too much to learn