Morton Blackwell Quotes

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

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Expand the leadership.

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

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

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

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

Don't get mad except on purpose.

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

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

One big reason is better than many little reasons.

The test of moral ideas is moral results.

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

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

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

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

Promptly report your action to the one who requested it.

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

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.

Actions have consequences.

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

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

Keep a secure home base.

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

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

Sound doctrine is sound politics.

Political technology determines political success.