Morton Blackwell Quotes

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals.

The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides.

Don't get mad except on purpose.

You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent.

Sound doctrine is sound politics.

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

Politics is of the heart as well as of the mind. Many people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Political technology determines political success.

Actions have consequences.

Make the opponents' goal more expensive than it's worth.

You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends.

Effort is admirable. Achievement is valuable.

In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead.

Don't fully trust anyone until he has stuck with a good cause which he saw was losing.

In volunteer politics, a builder can build faster than a destroyer can destroy.

Expand the leadership.

Keep your eye on the main chance and don't stop to kick every barking dog.

Promptly report your action to the one who requested it.

To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense

The mind can absorb no more than the seat can endure.

One big reason is better than many little reasons.

Keep a secure home base.

Never miss a political meeting if you think there's the slightest chance you'll wish you'd been there.

Don't treat good guys like you treat bad guys.

A stable movement requries a healthy, reciprocal I.O.U. flow among its participants. Don't keep a careful tally.

A prompt, generous letter of thanks can seal a commitment which otherwise might disappear when the going gets rough.

The test of moral ideas is moral results.