One of several things MLK & Lincoln had in common: they understood that taking a unifying, optimistic, inclusive stance will help you build a coalition for your goals, even though it will never win over your bitterest enemies or shield you from periods of unpopularity.
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The winning place to be in any kind of politics is when you can unify most or all of your potential or partial friends & allies, while isolating your unpersuadable enemies.
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Replying to @baseballcrank
I guess there is such a thing as radical unitarianism. The principles last crowd.
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Replying to @BrettBostrom
The key thing is knowing which of your principles are central, & which are not.
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