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.
TONY BLAIROne of the paradoxes of globalization is that, in the developing world, we’ve seen massive reductions in property.
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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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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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The spread of freedom is the best security for the free.
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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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There are unquestionably links between al-Qaida and Iraq.
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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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Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.
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The class war is over.
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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.
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I’m the f***ing Prime Minister!
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Your loss we count as our loss. Your struggle we take as our struggle.
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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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Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
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There has to be certainty and there has to be clarity. There can’t be ambiguity, .. This has to be certain, clear in all respects from all the parties so nobody is in any doubt about what the future holds.
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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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