Effort is admirable. Achievement is valuable. Votes: 9
Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics. Votes: 9
Actions have consequences. Votes: 6
In volunteer politics, a builder can build faster than a destroyer can destroy. Votes: 6
Keep a secure home base. Votes: 6
Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no. Votes: 6
Sound doctrine is sound politics. Votes: 5
A prompt, generous letter of thanks can seal a commitment which otherwise might disappear when the going gets rough. Votes: 3
Don't treat good guys like you treat bad guys. Votes: 3
Expand the leadership. Votes: 3
In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed. Votes: 3
Keep your eye on the main chance and don't stop to kick every barking dog. Votes: 3
Political technology determines political success. Votes: 3
Promptly report your action to the one who requested it. Votes: 3
The test of moral ideas is moral results. Votes: 3
The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides. Votes: 3
Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals. Votes: 3
You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends. Votes: 3
A stable movement requries a healthy, reciprocal I.O.U. flow among its participants. Don't keep a careful tally. Votes: 0
Don't fully trust anyone until he has stuck with a good cause which he saw was losing. Votes: 0
Don't get mad except on purpose. Votes: 0
In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead. Votes: 0
Make the opponents' goal more expensive than it's worth. Votes: 0
One big reason is better than many little reasons. Votes: 0
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. Votes: 0
The mind can absorb no more than the seat can endure. Votes: 0
To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense Votes: 0
You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent. Votes: 0
Never miss a political meeting if you think there's the slightest chance you'll wish you'd been there. Votes: 0