Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
country energy immigration
Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.
apologize move sensible
Let's just apologize and move on -- that's the sensible thing,
family people royal service understand
The thing that people understand about the royal family is the sense of service that they have,
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They've been absolutely excellent and very productive as I hoped and expected ... we discussed a whole range of issues, ... I think we've been through all the issues that you would expect, plus some more. And I've found it a very, very useful meeting, indeed.
agree country direction invested journey
agree with the direction in which we take this country but they want us to get on with the journey and live up to the expectations invested in us.
agree certainly mass represent strongly threat weapons
I certainly agree with him (Bush) very strongly that weapons of mass destruction represent a real threat to world stability.
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Of course we must make sure that there is a proper and independent and fair process. But I am quite sure that the Iraqis have the capability of doing that,
strength tribute
a tribute to the strength of our relationship.
absolutely clear given government ireland northern people serve violence
It's got to be absolutely clear that people who are going to serve in the government of Northern Ireland have got to have given up violence for good,
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The results of these two days is to cement a new modern relationship between India and the United Kingdom for the 21st century.
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Princess Margaret had it. Before she was ill she did an enormous amount of public service, of charity work.
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If Saddam Hussein is not prepared to disarm himself voluntarily, ... then we have no option but to do it by force.
people moments threat
The moment you stigmatize a whole group of people - for example, Muslims - then, obviously, you make the decent, law-abiding Muslims feel as if they're under threat in some way or that their legitimacy, as members [or] citizens of society, is brought into question.
people prejudice
What I will say to people is what you require are rules and not prejudices.