To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense — Morton Blackwell Ability Copy Share Image
Keep your eye on the main chance and don't stop to kick every barking dog. — Morton Blackwell Barking dogs Copy Share Image
Make the opponents' goal more expensive than it's worth. — Morton Blackwell Expensive Copy Share Image
Politics is of the heart as well as of the mind. Many people don't care how much you know until they know… — Morton Blackwell Care Copy Share Image
A prompt, generous letter of thanks can seal a commitment which otherwise might disappear when the going gets rough. — Morton Blackwell Commitment Copy Share Image
Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics. — Morton Blackwell Character Copy Share Image
In volunteer politics, a builder can build faster than a destroyer can destroy. — Morton Blackwell Builder Copy Share Image
A stable movement requries a healthy, reciprocal I.O.U. flow among its participants. Don't keep a careful tally. — Morton Blackwell Careful Copy Share Image
In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead. — Morton Blackwell Friendship Copy Share Image
Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals. — Morton Blackwell Failure Copy Share Image
The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides. — Morton Blackwell Activist Copy Share Image
