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Our Quotes by David Blunkett
- It is certainly true that as we grow older, our need for healthcare also grows. It is also true that those who have lived their…
- Balancing the common good with the freedom and liberty to exercise that individuality has been and remains a challenge for those committed to democracy while…
- We must draw on our early roots and remind people why the Labour party was created and who it sought to represent. We have never…
- To make sense of a world in which rapid change and globalisation create genuine insecurity, we need benchmarks by which we can judge our actions…
- If, in the name of liberty, we allow individuals to act in a way that damages the wellbeing of the whole, it will inevitably mean…
- If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.
- How to strike the right balance between our privacy and our expectation that the state will protect us and facilitate our freedom is one of…
- My job as Labour Home Secretary is to ensure people are prepared to listen to us when we take on our opponents across the political…
- For six and a half years, I had responsibility for leading the Labour party policy on education and delivering on our promise of improved opportunities…
- What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that identity and a…
- I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment…
- In the U.K., we have always been an open, trading nation, enriched by our global links. Contemporary patterns of migration extend this tradition.
- We need to use all the resources at our disposal in order to prosper. We need more employment, and we need employment to be spread…
More Our Quotes
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a… — Hannah Arendt
- On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end… — Hank Aaron
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. — Aristotle
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things… — Aristotle
- I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or… — Giorgio Armani
- It's our hearts and brains that we should exercise more often. You can put on all the makeup you want, but it… — Kevyn Aucoin