[rhombus]

would not know victory if someone came up and handed them a million dollars

Ah but then you miss out on being a part of another such glorious principled action like Picket's Charge. /sarc

We take this victory and move on. Tomorrow will bring more success. And the next day. And the next.

Agreed, you have to keep the long march in mind because we have to bring along the slow-to-catch-up independents. If you use the spurs too hard they buck.

[Beaten Valve]

As long as you keep getting base hits, you can still win the game...