I still think there is a residual desire amongst the majority of the public to be given a proper solution. Tony Blair More Quotes by Tony Blair More Quotes From Tony Blair Can we be sure that terrorism and WMD will join together? If we are wrong, we will have destroyed a threat that, at its least is responsible for inhuman carnage and suffering. That is something I am confident history will forgive. But if our critics are wrong and we do not act, then we will have hesitated in face of this menace, when we should have given leadership. That is something history will not forgive. Tony Blair wmdforgivingshould-have Fanaticism is not a state of religion but a state of mind. Tony Blair state-of-mindstatesmind There's a deep affection and respect for the Queen and the monarchy in the U.K. But Diana was an extraordinary, iconic figure and her death sparked a fierce reaction, part grief and part anger at her being taken away. It was very fraught. Tony Blair queensgrieftaken There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things to remain the same. They killed 3,000 people in New York on that day, and if they could have they would've killed 300,000. Tony Blair eventsnew-yorkpeople But in terms of how people live together, how we minimize the prospects of conflict and maximize the prospects of peace, the place of religion in our society today is essential. Tony Blair essentialstogetherpeople There can be no freedom for Africa without justice; and no justice without declaring war on Africa's poverty, disease and famine with as much vehemence as we remove the tyrant and the terrorist. Tony Blair tyrantsjusticewar For me, 9/11 was a game changer. It altered my perception of the security threat we faced. I took the position that Britain should be shoulder to shoulder with the U.S. It was a big decision; I didn't take it lightly, or in ignorance of its consequences. It's a big commitment for a country to give, but I believed it was the right thing to do. Tony Blair ignorancecountrycommitment There will be no peace in our world without an understanding of the place of religion within it. Tony Blair our-worldunderstandingworld The spread of freedom is the best security for the free. Tony Blair securityspread All the way through, we have been willing to take risks, provided at the end of it we can get a decent lasting settlement in Northern Ireland Tony Blair riskendsway Obviously it is right that the Afghans take responsibility for their own future in the end, but they need to know and feel that we are there as partners for them if they are prepared to make the necessary changes. But we should be in no doubt as to why we are in Afghanistan. We ended up there because terrorism hatched there erupted thousands of miles away in New York on Sept. 11. Tony Blair responsibilitynew-yorkdoubt Our party: New Labour. Our mission: new Britain. New Labour new Britain. Tony Blair missionsbritainparty Our determination to defend our values and way of life is greater than their (terrorists) determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism upon the world. Tony Blair determinationdesirepeople Examine the legacy that we inherited and what we did. We had boom-and-bust economics and a doubled national debt. Tony Blair debteconomicslegacy Today the impulse towards interdependence is immeasurably greater. We are witnessing the beginnings of a new doctrine of international community. Tony Blair doctrinecommunitytoday I'm the f***ing Prime Minister! Tony Blair prime-ministerministersprime The fear of missing out means that 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. Tony Blair mediameanpeople That's the art of leadership. To make sure that what shouldn't happen, doesn't happen. Tony Blair happensart We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world. Tony Blair modernlibertyworld 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!' Tony Blair couplestrugglewar
