His Critique of the Gotha Programme opposed the tendency of his followers Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel to compromise with the state socialism of Ferdinand Lassalle in the interests of a united socialist party.
Njegova Kritika Gotskog programa suprotstavljala se tendencijama njegovih sljedbenika Wilhelma Liebknichta i Augusta Babela za kompromisom s državnim socijalizmom Ferdinanda Lassallea u svrhu ujedinjavanja socijalističke partije.