To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense
In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead. - Morton Blackwell
In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead.
- Morton Blackwell
In volunteer politics, a builder can build faster than a destroyer can destroy. - Morton Blackwell
In volunteer politics, a builder can build faster than a destroyer can destroy.
Make the opponents' goal more expensive than it's worth. - Morton Blackwell
Make the opponents' goal more expensive than it's worth.
In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed. - Morton Blackwell
In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.
Don't get mad except on purpose. - Morton Blackwell
Don't get mad except on purpose.
You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent. - Morton Blackwell
You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent.
Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics. - Morton Blackwell
Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.
You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends. - Morton Blackwell
You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends.
Actions have consequences. - Morton Blackwell
Actions have consequences.
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