Tony Blair Quotes (254 Quotes)

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,

We discuss issues very frankly between us, whether it is to do with human rights or democracy. For example, we discussed the issue of Chechnya. However, the relationship between us is important in terms of our common interest,

Together we can achieve our mutual goals of global stability, economic growth, and international development.

No effort will be spared in hunting down and bringing to justice those responsible for this senseless and despicable act of murder,

We shouldn't get any agreement other than a good one. There's no point in going through the night and get any old agreement and ... so it is, in my view, entirely sensible to take the time to get it right.

Speaking Thursday evening from London before he returned to Gleneagles, Blair echoed the post-Sept. 11 words of Bush. We will show through our spirit and dignity that our values will long outlast theirs, ... The purpose of terrorism is just that -- to ter

I endorse entirely his (Chirac's) congratulation ... It is well deserved and very important, and shows the significance that is attached to the work that agency does.

On the question of Iraq, I think the differences at the time of the conflict were well known,

I stand 100 percent by it and I think our intelligence services gave us the correct intelligence and information at the time.

Once again the Afghan people have shown how determined they are to build a better future for their country.

I think people know that this global terrorism that we face in India, in Britain and around the world comes from a perversion of the true faith of Islam,

It is therefore all the more important that democratic voices are heard, and in our country Parliament is the right and proper place for that to happen.

So if we want reasons of self-interest as to why it's important that we commit ourselves to Afghanistan for the long term, I think those reasons are there in abundance.

We hope that this move, along with other efforts being made at international level, will help bring about a reduction in oil prices in the very near future.

Nobody is talking about military threats or invasion of Iran or any of the rest of it, ... has got to understand that the international community simply will not put up with their continued breach of the proper and normal standards of behavior that we expected from a member of the United Nations.

We came to the point a few months ago, where as a result of the 'No' vote in the referendums, there was a sense that Europe was in paralysis.

What is happening in Kosovo is entirely unacceptable and the only way of stopping it is if President Milosevic knows that if he continues with these policies of barbarism towards the ethnic community there he will get a punishment from the international community,

It arises out of the evil ideology...whether terrorism is in India or Britain, it is always utterly destructive.

I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides.

Once these proposals are accepted and put in place, they offer, at last, after decades of violence and conflict and injustice, the chance for peace and for democracy and for equality for all,

This proposal did not originate with the government. It originated with the police and those responsible for fighting terrorism in this country,

People are perfectly entitled to freedom of speech in our country and we should celebrate that fact and I'm really sorry about what happened to Walter and I've apologized to him,

The police and security services are saying this is absolutely necessary for the security of the country

fundamental civil liberty of this country to protection from terrorism.

His WMD program is active, detailed and growing. The policy of containment is not working,

So for those who sometimes say that the process in the Middle East is hopeless we say we can look at Northern Ireland and take some hope from that.

I hope that in the next few days we demonstrate as a world our complete solidarity in this fight which is so important to us.

a man of rare vision, integrity and courage, whose leadership over nearly 50 years did so much for Jordan, its people and the region.

When people talk about the links between Iraq, Afghanistan or Palestine and what has happened, yes it is true these people will use these things as an excuse,

The government decision was taken on grounds of safety and nonproliferation,

It's through terrorism that the people that have committed this terrible act express their values, and it's right at this moment that we demonstrate ours, ... We will not be terrorized.

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war.

Let no one be in doubt that the rules of the game are changing, ... If you come to our country from abroad, don't meddle in extremism.

no doubt whatever that the evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction will be there. Absolutely.

people are going to believe that they are a real threat to our world stability and security.

Deportation is a decision taken by the home secretary under statute, ... The new grounds will include fostering hatred, advocating violence to further a person's beliefs, or justifying or validating such violence.

There is no justification for Iran or any other country interfering in Iraq. Neither will we be subject to any intimidation in raising the necessary and right issues to do with the nuclear weapons obligations of Iran under the Atomic Energy Agency treaty.

will find it very odd that members of parliament, given such a compelling and strong case by police, decided to ignore their recommendation and go for a period they thought of themselves without any particular justification for it.

I know that there will be many British families who will have lost friends and relatives and we all express our deep sadness and condolences at this loss. There will be others living with dreadful uncertainty.

I know Iraq has been a divisive issue in this country, but I hope now that we can unite again and look to the future there and here,

We need a comprehensive, ambitious agreement to cut barriers to trade in the three key areas agriculture, non-agricultural market access, and services,

We have to make sure he (Milosevic) is withdrawing from a position where he is able to commit these atrocities, these acts of barbarism in Kosovo, and he should know very clearly that if he doesn't then serious action will follow.

I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.

But it makes no difference to the fact that our bombing campaign goes on until our demands are met. The NATO demands are clear, and they must be met and met in full,

Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.

In this conflict now taking place in Iraq, this is the crucible in which the future of this global terrorism will be determined,

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.

I feel like everyone else in this country today. I am utterly devastated.

It remains the case that on any objective analysis the prospects for a settlement are good, and we have to work towards that with renewed vigor and determination. Democracy must defeat evil.

We don't have a specific proposal on the table yet, ... But I understand and share the American concerns, as I've said many times before.