A party’s history is the general history of a country from one viewpoint.

Evidence

In reality, the question is still that of Italian “apoliticism”, 187 which takes on these various picturesque and bizarre forms.) Individualism is merely brutish apoliticism; sectarianism is apoliticism, and if one looks into it carefully is a form of personal following [clientela ], lacking the party spirit which is the fundamental component of “State spirit”. The demonstration that party spirit is the basic component of “State spirit” is one of the most critically important assertions to uphold. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 659 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Classic Continental theory held parties subordinate to the state; Party spirit, not individualism, is the foundation of State spirit — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 659; Without an established record, a party’s past largely shapes its reputation. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 73

Related

• Party spirit, not individualism, is the foundation of State spirit (similarity 0.91)
• A political party’s history is inseparable from its broader social group and national context. (similarity 0.90)
• Political parties prove that organized permanent passion is operationally possible (similarity 0.86)
• Political parties remain the most effective instrument for producing leaders (similarity 0.86)
• Without an established record, a party’s past largely shapes its reputation. (similarity 0.83)
• The political party, not an individual, is the modern protagonist of political transformation (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Party spirit, not individualism, is the foundation of State spirit #expands (0.78) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 659