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Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.
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Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.
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Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals.
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The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides.
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Don't get mad except on purpose.
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You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent.
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Sound doctrine is sound politics.
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In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.
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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.
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Political technology determines political success.
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Actions have consequences.
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Make the opponents' goal more expensive than it's worth.
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You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends.
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Effort is admirable. Achievement is valuable.
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In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead.
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Don't fully trust anyone until he has stuck with a good cause which he saw was losing.
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In volunteer politics, a builder can build faster than a destroyer can destroy.
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Expand the leadership.
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Keep your eye on the main chance and don't stop to kick every barking dog.
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Promptly report your action to the one who requested it.
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To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense
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The mind can absorb no more than the seat can endure.
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One big reason is better than many little reasons.
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Keep a secure home base.
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Never miss a political meeting if you think there's the slightest chance you'll wish you'd been there.
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Don't treat good guys like you treat bad guys.
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A stable movement requries a healthy, reciprocal I.O.U. flow among its participants. Don't keep a careful tally.
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A prompt, generous letter of thanks can seal a commitment which otherwise might disappear when the going gets rough.
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The test of moral ideas is moral results.
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