Solidarity
I follow chess daily, and try to play at least every week these days - which is up from my traditional never. I love Mig Greengard's Daily Dirt chess blog, which recently commented on the ongoing row between some top players over FIDE not treating all top players alike. The quote that really caught my eye - and not for any reasons related to chess - was this:
A holier-than-thou attitude just makes useful, pragmatic solidarity that much harder to reach. We only need enough players to stick together on enough of the big things to make a difference.
I'm involved with the early stages of a parent's group fighting to change the HHS, juvenile, and related care systems in Nebraska, and this quote is fantastic advice to keep in mind at all times when working within a large group of diverse people, even those with similar experience, motivations, and goals.