 | Karl Liebknecht (August 13, 1871 - January 15, 1919) on War and Patriotism(published by RevoltSource) |
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Prominent German Socialist, Anti-militarist, Deputy of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Beginning in 1900, Represented the Left-revolutionary Wing of the Party
: A prominent German socialist and anti-militarist. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) beginning in 1900, he was one of its deputies in the Reichstag from 1912 to 1916, where he represented the left-revolutionary wing of the party. In 1916 he was expelled from the SPD's parliamentary group for his opposition to the political truce between all parties in the Reichstag while the war lasted. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #5 on Political Struggle Quotes >> War and Patriotism
“We have seen how when war broke out, the masses were captured for the capitalist aims of the war with enticing melodies from the ruling classes. We have seen how the shiny bubbles of demagogy burst, how the foolish dreams of August vanished, how, instead of happiness, suffering and misery came over the people; how the tears of war widows and war orphans swelled to great currents...”
Source: "The Main Enemy Is At Home!" by Karl Liebknecht, Leaflet, May 1915, Source: Ausgew?hlte Reden und Aufs?tze (Selected Speeches and Essays), Berlin 1952, pp. 296-301.
"The Main Enemy Is At Home!" by Karl Liebknecht, Leaflet, May 1915, Source: Ausgew?hlte Reden und Aufs?tze (Selected Speeches and Essays), Berlin 1952, pp. 296-301.
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