I'm not prepared to have someone tell me there is only one view of what Europe is. Europe isn't owned by any of them, Europe is owned by all of us. Tony Blair More Quotes by Tony Blair More Quotes From Tony Blair If you're living in a community that's become fragmented and left behind, there's not proper investment in it and so on, in the end, the answer is to make sure that we go and we help those communities, we educate the people properly, we build the necessary infrastructure of support for people. Tony Blair support community people We have no plans to increase tax at all. Tony Blair taxes increase plans Sometimes people say to me, 'Well, what was the difference between Kosovo, which was a successful intervention, and Iraq and Afghanistan that have been so difficult?' And the answer is perfectly simple. In Kosovo, you have, after the removal of the loss of its regime, you had a process of political and economic reconstruction that took its part without the intervention of terrorism. If you had the intervention of terrorism, by the way, it would have been extremely difficult there - but we didn't. Tony Blair successful simple loss I feel like everyone else in this country today. I am utterly devastated. Tony Blair feels today country At the heart of my politics has always been the value of community, the belief that we are not merely individuals struggling in isolation from each other, but members of a community who depend on each other, who benefit from each other's help, who owe obligations to each other. From that everything stems: solidarity, social justice, equality, freedom. Tony Blair responsibility struggle heart The problem is some of the populism on both the far left and the far right, it can make a Tweet but not make a policy. And, you know, when you are dealing with issues that are as important and serious as this, I understand why people search for simple solutions. Tony Blair issues simple people NATO's got a vital role to play. It's very important that we protect NATO. Tony Blair roles important play The only society that works today is also one founded on mutual respect, on a recognition that we have a responsibility collectively and individually, to help each other on the basis of each other's equal worth. A selfish society is a contradiction in terms. Tony Blair selfish responsibility today My view always is that we should learn the lessons, both of the last sort of 50 years of policy-making and it is possible to get to a foreign policy that is engaged and active without going back to where we were in the post-9/11 world. Tony Blair policy-making views years I think the people like myself who are in the center ground of politics and who think that center left and center right can cooperate and work together. Who don't like this sort of insurgent populism because we think it's not really going to deliver for the people, I think there's a big responsibility on us in the center to get our act together. And to work out radical but serious solutions to the problems people face. Tony Blair responsibility people thinking I think we've, again, got to be extremely careful; otherwise we'll misunderstand what's going on in Iraq and in Syria today. Of course, you can't say that those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015. Tony Blair iraq responsibility thinking My view is that we're entering into a situation of enormous instability, insecurity, fragility. Tony Blair fragility insecurity views Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline. Tony Blair racism religious numbers I think, there is a possibility - I would say it's more than that - that we will come to a view of foreign policy going forward that learns from the past but doesn't get captured by it. Tony Blair views past thinking You've got to listen but you've also got to lead. Tony Blair We know the problems, and we know the solution: sustainable development. The issue is the political will. Tony Blair future political-will issues The first big choice: a government with the strength to deliver stability, or a government that takes the country back to boom and bust. Tony Blair government choices country I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at the next general election Labour in its rightful place in government again. Tony Blair destiny party government I'm not asking you to agree with me, but at least open your mind. Tony Blair agree asking mind 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 differences believe thinking
