Tony Blair Quotes (254 Quotes)


    We are not going to defeat it (global terrorism) by getting out of Iraq, or by not taking the steps necessary to make the world more secure,

    For the first time in history, republicans are prepared to decommission their weapons. They haven't done that in over 70 years,

    we are absolutely at one on this The answer to what is happening is to intensify the attacks.

    The idea will be to have a broad-based government and then next year, to move to a new constitution, and then finally to democratic elections ... so who's going to end up governing Iraq ultimately It's going to be the Iraqi people with a democratic constitution,

    The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.


    The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially nuclear weapons capability - that threat is real.

    Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government.

    I can only go one way. I've not got a reverse gear.


    The judgment has to be, at the present time, that Saddam Hussein is not cooperating with the inspectors and therefore is in breach of the U.N. resolution. And that's why time is running out.

    In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'.

    a very strong and clear declaration of our support and solidarity for the United States and secondly a series of specific measures we will take -- both European and national.

    There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must.

    whatever disagreements there have been about the wisdom of our action in Iraq.

    what we hold dear in this country and in other civilized nations throughout the world.

    Boris Yeltsin has played a crucial role in the history of Russia.

    We're not going to negotiate some new treaty on climate change ... What this is about is seeing whether it will be possible in the future to bring people back into consensus together. Can we do that I don't know, but it's important that we at least begin a process of dialogue that allows us to make progress on this.

    I want to see the British troops to thank them for their magnificent performance during the Gulf conflict,

    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,

    We were deeply grateful for the support of the Jordanian government and people after the attacks in London in July and we stand together in this battle against the scourge of terrorism.

    The IRA statement yesterday frankly defies any description. It was an extraordinary thing to say.

    it would make a big difference politically and legally if Saddam refused to allow in the U.N. inspectors.

    We will seek to debate the right way forward in combating this evil within the Muslim community with Muslim leaders, and it's our intention to begin this process immediately,

    It is dangerous because it is not rivalry, but partnership, we need -- a common will and a shared purpose in the face of a common threat.

    We will be acting to ensure that implementation of sanctions is as rigorous as we can make it, for example through reinforced operations in the Gulf to intercept suspect traffic,

    There are bound to be disagreements over trade, partly because of the very strength of China's economic performance.

    We will be discussing Iraq, no doubt, and the Middle East and various other issues and I'm sure it will be an excellent and constructive meeting, as ever,

    There's an unstoppable momentum towards greater political freedom, progression in human rights. I think there's an understanding that should happen. Whether it does happen or not, obviously only time will tell.

    The Taliban regime has totally failed to consider or respond to in any proper way to the ultimatum that was given very clearly by President Bush to them that they either yield up bin Laden and his associates and close down those terrorism camps or they become the enemy themselves because they are harboring them,

    We will never have a better chance (of peace) this generation, of that I have absolutely no doubt,

    There was no real disagreement as to subsistence, ... It was essential that the treaty be upheld in full, that there was no question whatever of going against any provision of the treaty, and in particular that Mr. Duisenberg having made it clear that he did not desire to serve the full term of eight years, that the decision as to when he goes is his and his decision alone.


    We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.

    We know the future that they have in mind for the people of Iraq and we reject it utterly, as do the overwhelming majority of the Iraqi people,

    The Orange Order by their decision have opted for hope, ... taken a significant step.

    A lot of us in politics get angry with journalists from time to time but in the circumstances, and to the journalist because he was a Jewish journalist, yes he should apologize,

    All of us are trying to manage the consequences of change,

    both because of the sheer magnitude of what has happened, and its implications, and also because this was an attack not just on a number of buildings in the United States of America, but on the very notion of democracy.

    At that point we close the chapter or we close the book.

    The whole of this country feels for the people of the Gulf Coast of America who have been afflicted by what is a terrible, terrible natural tragedy,

    There will always be extremists who seek to disrupt a process such as the peace process in Northern Ireland, ... They must not be allowed to get their way.

    I do not accept it was wrong to remove Saddam Hussein.

    If the political context were right, people would support regime change, ... The two key issues were whether the military plan worked and whether we had the political strategy to give the military plan the space to work.

    The accumulation of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq poses a threat, a threat not just to the region but to the wider world, and I think George Bush was absolutely right to raise it.

    A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders. I really do.

    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.

    When people look back on this time and look back on this conflict, I honestly believe they will see this as one of the defining moments of our century. And you did it,

    We're not saying that the future of Iraq should be governed by the Americans and the British, we're saying the future of Iraq should be governed by the Iraqi people.

    The intelligence material now leaves no doubt whatever of the guilt of bin Laden and his associates,

    We want to express our sympathy and our solidarity and give our prayers and thoughts to the people who are affected by what has happened out there on the Gulf coast,


    More Tony Blair Quotations (Based on Topics)


    People - Terrorism - World - Countries - Time - Future - Politics - War & Peace - Government - Wisdom & Knowledge - Work & Career - America - Actions - Planning - Change - Democracy - Success - Life - Violence - View All Tony Blair Quotations

    Related Authors


    Vincente Fox - Shimon Peres - Nguyen Van Thieu - Mikhail Gorbachev - King Abdullah II - Jean-Bertrand Aristide - Hosni Mubarak - Gloria Macapagal Arroyo - Ayatollah Khomeini - Abdurrahman Wahid


Page 1 of 6 1 2 6

Authors (by First Name)

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M
N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Other Inspiring Sections