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Tony Blair

Tony Blair

English Statesman

Born: May 6, 1953

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Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police. Tony Blair

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By nature, I am a unifier. I am a builder of consensus. I don't believe in sloppy compromise. But I do believe in bringing people together. Tony Blair

Nature Together People Believe Sloppy Compromise Builder Am Bringing Consensus

You only require two things in life: your sanity and your wife. Tony Blair

Life You Wife Only Require Your Sanity Things Two

My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong alliance with business as well as the unions. You have got to be very much in the centre ground on things like public sector reform. Tony Blair

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In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind. Tony Blair

But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes the world is wonderful and the pessimist believes it's beset by challenges; the difference is the pessimist believes we will be defeated by them; the optimist thinks the challenges can be overcome. Tony Blair

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I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country. Tony Blair

Politics Change Country Party Come Came Labour Labour Party

Education is the best economic policy there is. Tony Blair

Education Best Economic Economic Policy Policy

I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right. Tony Blair

Believe Enterprise Emphasis Thatcher Right

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war. Tony Blair

War Generation First Live Our Mine Possibility Able Entire Entire Lives Contemplate First Generation Without Sending Going May Children Lives

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. Tony Blair

Today Law Crime Tough Party Law And Order Causes Labour Order Britain

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will. Tony Blair

Conflict Will Inevitable Community Everyone Must Saddam Disarmament Accepts Enforce Act International International Community Now Default

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

Government Arrogant Fails Priorities Irresponsible Choose Chooses

I would've loved to have been in a band, but sadly I just wasn't good enough. Tony Blair

Good Band Enough Sadly Been Just Loved

When Europe and America stand together the world is a better and more prosperous place. Tony Blair

Together World Better More Prosperous America Place Stand Europe

Yes, I feel I've got something to say. If people want to listen, that's great, and if they don't, that's their choice. Tony Blair

Great People Say Something Feel Got Yes Listen Want Choice

I have long believed this interdependence defines the new world we live in. Tony Blair

World Long Live Defines New New World Interdependence Believed

But the world is ever more interdependent. Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Confidence is the key to prosperity. Insecurity spreads like contagion. So people crave stability and order. Tony Blair

Choice dependent on wealth; those are the Tory words. Tony Blair

Words Wealth Those Tory Dependent Choice

You know, one of the things I've learnt since coming out of office is how much easier it is to give the advice than take the decision. I mean, you know, it's tough. Tony Blair

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