Party spirit, not individualism, is the foundation of State spirit

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

Categorization

• DEFINE: Identifies party spirit as the organizational expression that distinguishes genuine State spirit from private whim and factional clientelism.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 659
• XREF: connects to: Political parties prove that organized permanent passion is operationally possible; State spirit means acting in solidarity with past and future generations — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 657; Political parties remain the most effective instrument for producing leaders (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Parties are not passive expressions of classes but act back upon them #expands (0.85) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 871
• Party, State, and world-conception develop integrally and continuously reshape each other #expands (0.80)
• A party can function as a general ideology superintending scattered rival groups #expands (0.80)
• A party is an embryonic state and can permit no division of power #expands (0.75)