Tony Blair Quotes
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Immigration was probably the driving thing behind Brexit.
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There are millions of young children being educated to a very narrow-minded view of religion. And it's out of that education of large numbers of young people that you then get this extremism.
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I think it is having answers and not simply anger, and providing solutions that people believe will change their lives in a radical way but do it in a way that's sensible.
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However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice.
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I will do what it takes to help Ed Miliband win general election.
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You've got to listen but you've also got to lead.
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Sometimes and in particular dealing with a dictator, the only chance of peace is a readiness for war.
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The first big choice: a government with the strength to deliver stability, or a government that takes the country back to boom and bust.
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I actually did trouble to read Marx first hand. I found it illuminating in so many ways; in particular, my perception of the relationship between people and the society in which they live was irreversibly altered.
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My faith foundation works to bring about a greater respect and understanding between different faiths. We basically work with six popular religions in the world which are the three Abrahamic religions, Hinduism and Buddhism and Sikhism.
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Politics may be the art of the possible; but, at least in life, give the impossible a go.
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I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice.
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I think social media is a revolutionary phenomenon all in itself.
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Real progress cannot be measured by money alone. We must ensure that economic growth contributes to our quality of life, rather than degrading it
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You know, one of the things I've learnt since coming out of office is how much easier it is to give the advice than take the decision. I mean, you know, it's tough.
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People divide into groups where they talk to each other, but don't talk across the divide. And yet most of the challenges we face in the world today are challenges that are to do with trade, with technology, with how you make sure that people are properly educated, reform your health care system.
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Any action taken will be against the terrorist network of Bin Laden.... As for the Taleban, they can surrender the terrorists or face the consequences - and again in any action the aim will be to eliminate their military hardware, cut off their finances, disrupt their supplies, target their troops, not civilians.
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I'm one of these people that, once you have had your election and you have elected your candidate, let's see what actually happens.
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I'm not asking you to agree with me, but at least open your mind.
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She was the people's princess and that is how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and our memories for ever.
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At the heart of my politics has always been the value of community, the belief that we are not merely individuals struggling in isolation from each other, but members of a community who depend on each other, who benefit from each other's help, who owe obligations to each other. From that everything stems: solidarity, social justice, equality, freedom.
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Our ultimate weapon is not our guns but our beliefs...The spread of freedom is the best security for the free. It is our last line of defense and our first line of attack.
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People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.
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You get these insurgent movements of populism, left and right. An insurgent movement of populism took my political party over in the UK for example.