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Morton Blackwell

Morton C. Blackwell (born November 16, 1939, La Jara, Colorado) is an American conservative activist. He is the founder and president of the Leadership Institute (established 1979), a 501(c)3 non-profit educational foundation that teaches political technology to conservative activists. He currently serves as Virginia's national committeeman on the Republican National Committee.

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

Goal, Opponents, Expensive, Make

Don't get mad except on purpose.

Except, Mad, Purpose

The test of moral ideas is moral results.

Ideas, Tests, Moral, Test, Results

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

Activists, Determined, Effectiveness, Numbers, Political, Respective

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.

Heart, People, Mind, Care, Know

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

Moving, Politics, Moves, Nothing, Pushed

A stable movement requries a healthy, reciprocal I. O. U. flow among its participants. Don't keep a careful tally.

Healthy, Movement, Flow, Keep, Participants

Political technology determines political success.

Success, Technology, Political, Determines

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

Dog, Eye, Chance, Keep, Stop

Expand the leadership.

Leadership, Expand

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

Mistake, Perfect, Rivals, Winners

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Force, Moral, Politics, Powerful

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

Mind, Endure, Seats, Seat

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

Democracy, Saws, Causes, Losing, Fully, Good

Actions have consequences.

Actions Have Consequences, Action, Consequence, Consequences, Actions

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

Bureaucrats, Chance, Give, Giving, Say

Promptly report your action to the one who requested it.

Action, Reports, Requested, Report, Promptly

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

Friendship, Politics, Word, Back, Dead

Don't treat good guys like you treat bad guys.

Guy, Like You, Treats, Like, Good, Treat

Sound doctrine is sound politics.

Sound Doctrine, Sound, Doctrine, Politics

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