Quote#Politics & Power
The party should depend exclusively upon the strength of the party,…
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)
the party should depend exclusively upon the strength of the party, and not upon an alliance with parties which might have momentarily a common interest with us, but which in their political make-up are hostile to us and will remain permanently hostile.
— Wilhelm Liebknecht
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