Government Quotes by Tony Blair

Most of the problems of government come from people being overwhelmed by the size and scale of what they have to do.

— Tony Blair

I want my son to grow up in a place where the people are more powerful than the government and not the…

— Tony Blair

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.

— Tony Blair

I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at…

— Tony Blair

In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge.

— Tony Blair

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

— Tony Blair

Ask me my three main priorities for Government, and I tell you: education, education, and education.

— Tony Blair

I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.

— Tony Blair

Moreover, for decades we have been prone to far greater swings in the economic cycle than our continental counterparts. It has been…

— Tony Blair

Times are tough but they are tough because the government is trying to do the right thing, whether on public service reform,…

— Tony Blair

There are big questions about the sort of skills you need in modern government today. You put politicians in charge of billions…

— Tony Blair

I learnt a lot in government, and I've learnt a lot since leaving government. The kind of journey of being in government…

— Tony Blair

There's a huge wave of anti-establishment feeling. There's an enormous amount of anger. And it's collapsing governments and political movements across the…

— Tony Blair

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it…

— Tony Blair

So much of politics is about the daily grind of political business: the people to see, the myriad different facets of government,…

— Tony Blair