--- title: "5 Developing Quotes By Tony Blair" description: "5 Developing quotes by Tony Blair. Plus more from Tony Blair and more Developing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/tony-blair-812_bases_the-blunt-truth-about-the-politics-of-cl_609610.jpg" --- > [The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/the-blunt-truth-about-the-politics-of-climate-change-is-that-no/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/tony-blair-812_bases_the-blunt-truth-about-the-politics-of-cl_609610.jpg) > [Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. He is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/saddam-hussein-s-regime-is-despicable-he-is-developing-weapons-of/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/tony-blair-812_despicable_saddam-hussein-s-regime-is-despicable-he_644646.jpg) > [If we don't act now, then we will go back to what has happened before and then of course the whole thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/if-we-don-t-act-now-then-we-will-go-back-to-what-has-happened-before/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47f/tony-blair-812_begin-again_if-we-don-t-act-now-then-we-will-go-back_924392.jpg) > [One of the paradoxes of globalization is that, in the developing world, we've seen massive reductions in property.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/one-of-the-paradoxes-of-globalization-is-that-in-the-developing-world/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/tony-blair-812_developing_one-of-the-paradoxes-of-globalization-is_1024218.jpg) > [Repressive states are developing weapons that could cause destruction on a massive scale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/repressive-states-are-developing-weapons-that-could-cause-destruction/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77e/tony-blair-812_causes_repressive-states-are-developing-weapons_1125744.jpg) ## Other authors on Developing ## More by Tony Blair > [I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/i-happen-to-think-it-s-the-politics-that-makes-you-electable-but-the/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [I have absolutely no doubt at all that we will find evidence of weapons of mass destruction programmes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/i-have-absolutely-no-doubt-at-all-that-we-will-find-evidence-of/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [I mean, you can agree or disagree with Iraq or Afghanistan, but by the way, now the great campaigning cause out there is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/i-mean-you-can-agree-or-disagree-with-iraq-or-afghanistan-but-by-the/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/my-dad-was-a-militant-atheist-or-is-a-militant-atheist-my-mum-was/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [Politics may be the art of the possible, but at least in life, give the impossible a go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/politics-may-be-the-art-of-the-possible-but-at-least-in-life-give-the/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [I also, as I think most people do, have a healthy instinct that if we upset the balance of nature, we are in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/i-also-as-i-think-most-people-do-have-a-healthy-instinct-that-if-we/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American arguments and parody their political leadership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/it-is-not-a-sensible-or-intelligent-response-for-us-in-europe-to/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [I am absolutely delighted to give my full support to Gordon as the next leader of the Labour Party and as prime minister and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/i-am-absolutely-delighted-to-give-my-full-support-to-gordon-as-the/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [Society works by putting opportunity and responsibility together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/society-works-by-putting-opportunity-and-responsibility-together/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/the-great-advantage-of-the-lib-dems-is-precisely-that-no-one-knows/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [People know where I stand in the Labour party and what I believe in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/people-know-where-i-stand-in-the-labour-party-and-what-i-believe-in/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [The only society that works today is also one founded on mutual respect, on a recognition that we have a responsibility collectively and individually,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/the-only-society-that-works-today-is-also-one-founded-on-mutual/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [How do we deal with not just the acts of violence, but the extremist ideology that lies behind them? Because though the numbers of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/how-do-we-deal-with-not-just-the-acts-of-violence-but-the-extremist/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/the-public-think-the-politicians-don-t-know-or-care-about-their-lives/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) > [I think it's important for people like me to evaluate and reevaluate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/i-think-it-s-important-for-people-like-me-to-evaluate-and-reevaluate/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing/tony-blair/#itemlist", "name": "5 Developing Quotes By Tony Blair", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Blair" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/the-blunt-truth-about-the-politics-of-climate-change-is-that-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/tony-blair-812_bases_the-blunt-truth-about-the-politics-of-cl_609610.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/tony-blair-812_bases_the-blunt-truth-about-the-politics-of-cl_609610.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/tony-blair-812_bases_the-blunt-truth-about-the-politics-of-cl_609610.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy…” — Tony Blair", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. 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