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

Quote by Tony Blair

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I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to...

I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to...

There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things...

There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things...

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

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

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people...

I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people...

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

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

This may be the day when finally after all the false dawns and dashed hope,...

This may be the day when finally after all the false dawns and dashed hope,...

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

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

I would've loved to have been in a band, but sadly I just wasn't good...

I would've loved to have been in a band, but sadly I just wasn't good...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

You only require two things in life: your sanity and your wife.

You only require two things in life: your sanity and your wife.

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

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

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

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

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough...

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough...

Once his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her.

Once his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her.

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a...

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a...

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party...

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party...

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the...

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the...

Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This...

Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This...

We will have a world government whether you like it or not. The only question...

We will have a world government whether you like it or not. The only question...