Don't treat good guys like you treat bad guys.
You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends.
The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides.
Keep your eye on the main chance and don't stop to kick every barking dog.
Never miss a political meeting if you think there's the slightest chance you'll wish you'd been there.
Don't fully trust anyone until he has stuck with a good cause which he saw was losing.