Morton Blackwell Quotes

• Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

  Morton Blackwell

  Powerful, Politics, Moral

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• Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

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  Giving, Chance, Bureaucrats

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

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  Effectiveness, Numbers, Political

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

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  Mistake, Perfect, Rivals

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• Don't get mad except on purpose.

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  Mad, Purpose

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

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  World, Pay, Save The World

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• 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.

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  Heart, People, Mind

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

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  Party, People, Political

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• In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

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  Moving, Politics

  "The Law of Politics". Book by Graeme Orr, 2010.

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• You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends.

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  Friendship, Enemy

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• Political technology determines political success.

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  Success, Technology, Political

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• Effort is admirable. Achievement is valuable.

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  Achievement, Effort, Admirable

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

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  Democracy, Saws, Causes

  "The Laws Of The Public Policy Process" by Morton Blackwell (Law #31), www.leadershipinstitute.org. March 19, 2015.

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

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  Mind, Endure, Seats

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

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  Dog, Eye, Chance

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

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  Volunteer, Politics, Faster

  "The Law of Politics". Book by Graeme Orr, 2010.

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

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  Friendship, Politics

  "The Laws Of The Public Policy Process". www.leadershipinstitute.org. March 19, 2015.

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

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  Goal, Opponents, Expensive

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• Actions have consequences.

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  Actions Have Consequences, Action, Consequence

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• One big reason is better than many little reasons.

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  Littles, Reason, Bigs

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• Keep a secure home base.

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  Home, Secure, Home Base

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

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  Thinking, Political, Missing

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• Expand the leadership.

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  Leadership

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• Sound doctrine is sound politics.

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  Sound Doctrine, Sound, Doctrine

  "The Law of Politics". Book by Graeme Orr, 2010.

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

  Morton Blackwell

  Commitment, Generosity, Letters

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