Best 21 quotes of Morton Blackwell on MyQuotes

Actions have consequences.

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

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

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

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

Effort is admirable. Achievement is valuable.

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

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

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

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

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

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

Political technology determines political success.

Promptly report your action to the one who requested it.

Sound doctrine is sound politics.

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

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

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

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

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