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 BLAIRThe class war is over.
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I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at the next general election Labour in its rightful place in government again.
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We fall for… the theories of betrayal very easily, and one of the things that’s always depressed me about the left, ever since I started in politics, is their ability to imbibe the propaganda of the right and regurgitate it to the left.
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If 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.
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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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The class war is over.
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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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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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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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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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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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One of the paradoxes of globalization is that, in the developing world, we’ve seen massive reductions in property.
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Society works by putting opportunity and responsibility together.
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We are going to expand enormously — our economy, our consumption, over the years to come … But the consequences of that on emissions are going to be severe unless we change direction.
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There are unquestionably links between al-Qaida and Iraq.
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