English - Statesman | May 6, 1953 -
Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
Tony Blair
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Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.
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Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics.
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The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
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However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice.
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My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong alliance with business as well as the unions. You have got to be very much in the centre ground on things like public sector reform.
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
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Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.
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In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind.
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Be a doer and not a critic.
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I learnt a lot in government, and I've learnt a lot since leaving government. The kind of journey of being in government is that you start at your most popular and least capable, and you end at your most capable and least popular.
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This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism.
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