Morton Blackwell Quotes

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

“You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends.”

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

“Don't get mad except on purpose.”

— Morton Blackwell

One big reason is better than many little reasons.

— Morton Blackwell

“In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.”

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

“Expand the leadership.”

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

“Effort is admirable. Achievement is valuable.”

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

“Sound doctrine is sound politics.”

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell

“The test of moral ideas is moral results.”

— Morton Blackwell

“Promptly report your action to the one who requested it.”

— Morton Blackwell

“Actions have consequences.”

— Morton Blackwell

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

— Morton Blackwell