"What we want to see is the development……" — Tony Blair
"What we want to see is the development of human rights and greater democracy, not just because it is our system but because we think that's the best way that economic and political development go hand in hand."
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193 Quotes by Tony Blair
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The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
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Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
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Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not…
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It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.
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The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out…
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And just as the terrorist seeks to divide humanity in hate, so we have to unify it around an idea.…
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I can only go one way. I've not got a reverse gear.
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Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics.
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Be a doer and not a critic.
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Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to…
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Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.
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Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will…
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