Patience and diligence are political virtues

Submitted by Drew Mckissick on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 02:22.

Over two thousand years ago a Roman general wanted to prove to his soldiers that perseverance in combat was more important than strength. He had two horses brought before his men, one a healthy stallion and the other an old nag.

He then ordered one of his strongest men to pull off the weak horse’s tail. When the soldier failed, the general ordered one of the weakest men in his command to pull the tail off of the stronger horse, but to do it one hair at a time. Soon the horse’s tail was gone.

Success in politics often requires the same patience and perseverance.

Don’t be discouraged over everything that needs to be done or could be done, but rather focus on what you can do – or even “like” to do. As a result, you’ll be more likely to stick with it.

In order to truly have an impact on our culture and our political system, the conservative movement needs volunteers that are diligent and have the patience to stay involved and finish the job.

Whether it's someone running a church voter registration drive who only registers one fellow church member to vote, a precinct captain who identifies only one like-minded voter, or someone who joins an online campaign and forwards messages to their friends, each contribution augments the overall effort to give conservatives a greater voice in their government.

The key isn’t that a few do a lot, but rather that many do at least a little. People like you that are willing to do the little things to collectively accomplish the great things.

Remember, many hands make light work.

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(You can find tips like this and much more in my “Grassroots 101: Grassroots Training Series”.)