Tony Blair Quotes
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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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The Donald Trump phenomenon in the U.S. is mirrored completely by the Brexit phenomenon in the U.K. It's very similar forces. And what is interesting to me is there are two different groups that come together, who don't really agree with each other, but have come together in unity against, if you like, what is perceived as the status quo, or - and certainly what is a more center-right or center-left type of politics.
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Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
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Where radical Islamism is going to be a factor, it's going to be very, very tough.
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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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I'm not asking you to agree with me, but at least open your mind.
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There is good evidence that last year's European heat wave was influenced by global warming. It resulted in 26,000 premature deaths and cost $13.5bn.
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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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If you're interested in politics and you're not following it, then it's a little bizarre.
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Bill Clinton has been a true leader of the western world. He has been a friend and a counsel to me and other leaders right around the world.
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Retreat might give us a moment of respite but years of repentance at our weakness would, I believe, follow.
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You've got to listen but you've also got to lead.
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Climate change is probably the greatest long-term challenge facing the human race.
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We are all internationalists now, whether we like it or not...
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There are big questions about the sort of skills you need in modern government today. You put politicians in charge of billions of dollars with absolutely no training and very little support system around them. It's an extraordinary thing.
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Look, I am very competitive.
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What the commission that myself and Leon Panetta is trying to do is analyze this in two respects. First of all, what's the right military response and security response?
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Real integrity means an answer. It doesn't just mean - it doesn't mean riding the anger. And this is very difficult to do.
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The full horror of what has happened in the United States earlier today is now becoming clearer. It is hard even to contemplate the utter carnage and terror which has engulfed so many innocent people. We've offered President Bush and the American people our solidarity, our profound sympathy, and our prayers. But it is plain that citizens of many countries round the world, including Britain, will have been caught up in this terror.
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The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.
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I learnt a lot in government, and I've learnt a lot since leaving government. The kind of journey of being in government is that you start at your most popular and least capable, and you end at your most capable and least popular.
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Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.
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Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
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When Europe and America stand together the world is a better and more prosperous place.