I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides.
TONY BLAIRIf we are going to carry on growing, and we will, because no country is going to forfeit its right to economic growth, we have to find a way of doing it sustainably.
More Tony Blair Quotes
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The spread of freedom is the best security for the free.
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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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The class war is over.
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But in terms of how people live together, how we minimize the prospects of conflict and maximize the prospects of peace, the place of religion in our society today is essential.
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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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I may find Saddam Hussein’s regime abhorrent – any normal person would – but the survival of it is in his hands.
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Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.
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The best philanthropy is not just about giving money but giving leadership. The best philanthropists bring the gifts that made them successful-the drive, the determination, the refusal to accept that something can’t be done if it needs to be into their philanthropy.
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Your loss we count as our loss. Your struggle we take as our struggle.
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I haven’t got the time to sit here arguing with someone whose idea of a coherent foreign policy is what comes up in Google when you type in peace!
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If there are further steps to European integration, the people should have their say at a general election or in a referendum.
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I don’t like it, to be honest, when politicians make a big thing of their religious beliefs, so I don’t make a big thing of it.
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I’m afraid that’s in the nature of modern politics – it’s as much conducted by abuse as argument.
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Society works by putting opportunity and responsibility together.
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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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