101 Tony Blair Quotes

Jardine Sophie O.

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This collection of 101 quotes is an introduction to Tony Blair, the man and the politician, in his own words.

Informations

• Publié par: Crombie Jardine Publishing Limited
• Date de parution: 03 octobre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781326036294
• Langue: English

Extrait

INTRODUCTION
 
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair was born in Edinburgh on 6 May, 1953. He was British Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.

After his landslide general election victory in 1997, Blair’s popularity was riding high. Under his leadership, the Labour party (referred to as ‘New Labour’ from a slogan of Blair’s used in his 1994 Labour Party conference speech: “New Labour, New Britain”) surpassed any other record, with three consecutive electoral victories. New Labour was portrayed as a young dynamic party with policies clearly different to the previous old Labour ones, notably the traditional idea of socialism.
 
The early years of Blair’s government saw many momentous changes as promised in the 1997 Labour Party Manifesto, including the introduction of the National Minimum Wage Act, and devolution which established the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Blair was also involved in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, an enormous political movement forward in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Arguably Blair’s most controversial legacy was his support of US President George W. Bush’s foreign policy, especially in the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre, which ultimately led to Britain’s involvement in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

On retiring as Prime Minister, Blair was appointed the official Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East – a group made up of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and Russia, designed to mediate the peace process in the Middle East.

This collection of 101 quotes is an introduction to Tony Blair, the man and the politician, in his own words.
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“A changing world means changing policies and a changed party.”

The inaugural Philip Gould Lecture, London, 21 July 2014
 
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“A day like today is not a day for sound bites, but I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders. I really do.”

Before the Good Friday Agreement, 7 April 1998
 
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“A good test of a person is who turns up at their funeral and with what sincerity. Try not to sit the test too early, of course.”

Yale College Class Day, Newhaven, CT, 25 May 2008
 
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“And, of course, every change will be hard – change always is; every time we act on the reality of the future, people will accuse us of reneging on the values of the past.”

Labour Party conference, Brighton, September 2004
 
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“A new dawn has broken, has it not?”

Victory speech, Royal Festival Hall, London, 2 May 1997
 
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“A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in … and how many want out.”

On America, 2006
 
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“Ask me my three main priorities for government, and I tell you: education, education, education. We are 35th in the world league of education standards – 35th. At every level – radical improvement and reform.”

Labour Party conference, Blackpool, October 1996
 
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“At least I don’t have to worry about her running off with the bloke next door.”

On wife Cherie
Prime Minister’s resignation speech, 26 September 2006
 
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“At that moment, I felt eerily calm, despite being naturally horrified at the devastation, and aware this was not an ordinary event, but a world-changing one. It was not America alone who was the target, but all of us who shared the same values. We had to stand together.”

On the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre, New York, 2001
 
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“Be a doer and not a critic.”

Speech to the graduating class at Colby College (Waterville, Maine), 20 May 2012
 
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“Be good to people on your way up because you never know if you will meet them again on your way down.”

Yale College Class Day, Newhaven, CT, 25 May 2008
 
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“Be prepared to fail as well as to succeed, and realize it is failure, not success, that defines character.