Tony Blair is one of the most iconic Leaders of the Labour Party from the United Kingdom, and the former Prime Minister of the country. After the demise of former leader of Labour Party, John Smith, Blair took over the reins along with Neil Kinnock. He focused on eradicating previous socialist norms of the party in an effort to win power, closer to the political centre. After winning the elections in 1997, his government initiated important legislative measures such as the ‘National Minimum Wage Act’, ‘Human Rights Act’ and ‘Freedom of Information Act’. His regime was also responsible for the devolution of the United Kingdom. It helped in establishing the ‘Northern Ireland Assembly’, ‘The Scottish Parliament’ and ‘The National Assembly’ for Wales. President Bush found support in Blair for his foreign policies which secured the participation of British armed forces in the controversial 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and 2003 invasion of Iraq. Blair faced a lot of heat due to this decision which created strong repercussions amongst the masses. Read through some of the most illuminating quotes and sayings from one of the most successful world leaders. Following is a compilation of notable quotations and thoughts by Tony Blair which have been curated from his life and work.
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.
Tony Blair
A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.
Tony Blair
Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
Tony Blair
Our tolerance is part of what makes Britain Britain. So conform to it, or don't come here.
Tony Blair
The single hardest thing for a practicing politician to understand is that most people, most of the time, don’t give politics a first thought all day long.
I want a Britain that is one nation, with shared values and purpose, where merit comes before privilege, run for the many not the few, strong and sure of itself at home and abroad.
Tony Blair's response when asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America: "A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.
Tony Blair
The right to demand the best and refuse the worst and do so not by virtue of your wealth, but your equal status as citizen, thats precisely what the modern Labour Party should stand for
