Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

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

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

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

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.

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

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