Quote#Politics & Power
Social Democracy must remain for itself, must seek for and generate…
Quote byWilhelm Liebknecht · 1826–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: No Compromise – No Political Trading (1899).
English (original)
Social Democracy must remain for itself, must seek for and generate its power within itself. Every power outside of ourselves on which we seek to lean is for us only weakness. In the consciousness of our strength, in our faith in the world-conquering mission of socialism lies the secret of our extraordinary, almost miraculous success.
— Wilhelm Liebknecht
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