Country Quotes by Tony Blair

18 Country quotes by Tony Blair

Tony Blair’s commentary on country threads through 18 excerpts that capture his narrative of progress and partnership. While not exhaustive, the collection gives a clear feel for how he frames national ambition and collective responsibility.

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I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.

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I feel like everyone else in this country today. I am utterly devastated.

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A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.

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Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.

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The first big choice: a government with the strength to deliver stability, or a government that takes the country back to boom…

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As so often before on the courage and determination of British men and women serving our country the fate of many nations…

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I had no intention of returning into the British political debate, really at all, even though I've obviously got very strong views…

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The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to…

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I hope that people know me well enough and realise that I would never do anything to harm the country or anything…

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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…

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The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to…

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For me, 9/11 was a game changer. It altered my perception of the security threat we faced. I took the position that…

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The evidence about Saddam having actual biological and chemical weapons, as opposed to the capability to develop them, has turned out to…

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There are two outstanding issues in democratic politics these days. One is the relationship with the media, which is now 24/7, and…

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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…

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I think it is vitally important to study History. If we are going to lead Britain safely into the future, it is…

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Terrorist threats are not happening just in this country, but in every European country and every country across the globe. As a…

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I mean, you can agree or disagree with Iraq or Afghanistan, but by the way, now the great campaigning cause out there…

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I have absolutely no doubt at all that we will find evidence of weapons of mass destruction programmes.

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Politics may be the art of the possible, but at least in life, give the impossible a go.

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I also, as I think most people do, have a healthy instinct that if we upset the balance of nature, we are in all…

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It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American arguments and parody their political leadership.

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I am absolutely delighted to give my full support to Gordon as the next leader of the Labour Party and as prime minister and…

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Society works by putting opportunity and responsibility together.

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The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for

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People know where I stand in the Labour party and what I believe in.

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The only society that works today is also one founded on mutual respect, on a recognition that we have a responsibility collectively and individually,…

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