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born 1953 Scotland
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May, 1953) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 2, 1997 to June 27, 2007. He was an employment law barrister before being elected to Parliament as Labour Party MP for the constituency of Sedgefield in 1983.
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We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world.
The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge.
If it is, on occasions, the place of low skulduggery, it is more often the place for the pursuit of noble causes.
America has its faults as a society, as we have ours.
Too often the sensible people aren't radical, and the radical people aren't sensible.
We've already discovered, just so far, the remains of 400,000 people in mass graves.
I can't stand politicians who wear God on their sleeves.
For those people who lost their lives on September 11 and those that mourn them; now is the time for the strength to build that community. Let that be their memorial.
Sometimes, and in particular dealing with a dictator, the only chance of peace is a readiness for war.
Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
We should be tough on crime and tough on the underlying causes of crime.
It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American argument or parody their political leadership.
I want to see a publicly-owned railway, publicly accountable.
We have no plans to increase tax at all.
If there are further steps to European integration, the people should have their say at a general election or in a referendum.
As I have said throughout, I have no doubt that they will find the clearest possible evidence of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.
This is not a clash between civilisations. It is a clash about civilisation.
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.
Before people crow about the absence of Weapons of Mass Destruction, I suggest they wait a bit.
Don't say yes to that question, that would be difficult.
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