Skip to content

Country Quote by Tony Blair

“I had no intention of returning into the British political debate, really at all, even though I've obviously got very strong views on it, until Brexit happened, because I think Brexit is a destiny-changing decision for my country.” quote by Tony Blair — Download Open image

“I had no intention of returning into the British political debate, really at all, even though I've obviously got very strong views on it, until Brexit happened, because I think Brexit is a destiny-changing decision for my country.”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (9 ratings)

Country Debate Decision Intention Political Politics Strong Thinking Very strong

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…

Image

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

Image

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

Image

My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she…

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

Society works by putting opportunity and responsibility together.

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

Explore all 363 Tony Blair quotes

More Country quotes

I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so…

Maria Sharapova

Image

That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws;…

Image

If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding war, why we need to cut the military budget by 50%, why we need to bring back our troops scattered overseas, the police force of the world, in over a hundred countries, something like eight hundred…

For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it…

Nicola Sturgeon

Image

There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless.

Image

The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and activists - as starting revolutions - does not exist in most people's minds. And I think it's very, very important that folks understand how much this country was founded on the enslavement of blacks, and how…

Grace Lee Boggs

It's very nice to be a rebel saying, 'I stand on my principles,' but if in fact that's not going to have any impact…

Image

Most paper money initially existed as a substitute for gold. That's what gave it value. But right now what gives a currency value is other currency. Most countries hold reserves and the reserves are other currencies. If you are a backing up the euro with the dollar, what's backing up the dollar? I don't think it is going to go…

That's what this country is. It's made up of immigrants.

Image

You, of Canada, are building a magnificent record of achievement. My country rejoices in it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Image

The United States cannot and should not discriminate on the basis of religion. The free exercise of religion is at the very heart of…

Image

In the nineteenth century some parts of the world were unexplored, but there was almost no restriction on travel.:; Up to 1914 you did not need a passport for any country except Russia.:; The European emigrant, if he could scrape together a few pounds for the passage, simply set sail for America or Australia, and when he got there no…

Browse all 29,423 Country quotes