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

Quote by Tony Blair

Topics: Government Quotes

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...

This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between...

This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between...

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...

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 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...

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

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

I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the...

I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the...

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

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

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...

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'.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the...

A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the...

However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who,...

However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who,...

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...

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 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...