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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.

Tony Blair

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
TONY BLAIR

Crime Law Order Party
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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Essential People Together
The big issue of our time is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures.
TONY BLAIR

Issues Peaceful People
I want my son to grow up in a place where the people are more powerful than the government and not the other way around.
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Government Grow Powerful Son
The view we took at the time and we take it now is that the war was justified legally because he [Saddam Hussein] remained in breach of UN resolutions.
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Country People View War
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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Destiny Government Party
I’m afraid that’s in the nature of modern politics – it’s as much conducted by abuse as argument.
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Abuse Argument Modern
Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.
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Country Energy Immigration
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 BLAIR

Journey Responsibility Thinking
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.
TONY BLAIR

Consumption Economy Years
But the world is ever more interdependent. Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Confidence is the key to prosperity. Insecurity spreads like contagion. So people crave stability and order.
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Confidence Fall Key Order
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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Country Google Idea People
Now you may do it badly, you may do it well, some people like you, some people hate you, all the rest of it – but you have got a real motivating life purpose. [on being Prime Minister
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Hate People Real
The spread of freedom is the best security for the free.
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Security Speech Spread
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.
TONY BLAIR

Giving Mean Office
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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Integrity Mean Real Ride

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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