Tony Blair quotes

Tony Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. A leader of the Labour Party, he played a key role in modernizing British politics and promoting the "New Labour" movement. He remains an influential figure in international politics and global affairs. Here are 170 of his quotes:

That's the art of leadership. To make sure that what shouldn't happen, doesn't happen. (Tony Blair)
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. View quote
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I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country. View quote
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Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing. View quote
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I couldn't live with myself if I thought that these big strategic choices for my generation were there, and I wasn't even making them – or I was making them according to what was expedient rather than what I actually thought was right. View quote
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The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge. View quote
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We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world. View quote
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Ideals survive through change. They die through inertia in the face of challenge. View quote
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If there are further steps to European integration, the people should have their say at a general election or in a referendum. View quote
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The fear of missing out means today's media, more than ever before, hunts in a pack. In these modes it is like a feral beast, just tearing people and reputations to bits. But no-one dares miss out. View quote
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I want to see a publicly-owned railway, publicly accountable. (Tony Blair)
Any parent wants the best for their children. I am not going to make a choice for my child on the basis of what is the politically correct thing to do. View quote
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I can't stand politicians who wear God on their sleeves. View quote
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She was the people's princess and that is how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and our memories for ever. View quote
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I don't like it, to be honest, when politicians make a big thing of their religious beliefs, so I don't make a big thing of it. View quote
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As I have said throughout, I have no doubt that they will find the clearest possible evidence of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction. View quote
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Do I know I'm right? Judgements aren't the same as facts. Instinct is not science. I'm like any other human being, as fallible and as capable of being wrong. I only know what I believe. View quote
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Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. He is a threat to his own people and to the region and, if allowed to develop these weapons, a threat to us also. View quote
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It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American arguments and parody their political leadership. View quote
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Sometimes and in particular dealing with a dictator, the only chance of peace is a readiness for war. View quote
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It's important, however, that those engaged in terrorism realize that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on the world. (Tony Blair)
Yes, I did have to struggle very hard to get this [the vote on the Iraq war] through, but the reason I did it was because I thought it was the right thing to do. I didn't take this on myself... just because I thought, 'Let's give myself a really hard time for a couple of years! View quote
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We are asked now seriously to accept that in the last few years– contrary to all history, contrary to all intelligence– Saddam decided unilaterally to destroy those weapons. I say that such a claim is palpably absurd. View quote
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Before people crow about the absence of Weapons of Mass Destruction, I suggest they wait a bit. View quote
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In this day and age if you've got the technology then it's vital to use that technology to track people down. The number on the database should be the maximum number you can get. View quote
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Photo: Pavel Golovkin, CC BY 4.0
Occupation: English Minister
Born: May 6, 1953
Quotes count: 170
Wikipedia: Tony Blair

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