Tony Blair

“Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war.”

“Ask me my three main priorities for government and I tell you: education, education and education.”

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

“She was the People's Princess and that's how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and in our memories forever.”

“This is not a time for soundbites, but I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders.”

“Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.”

“Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile.”

“The kaleidoscope has been shaken. The pieces are in flux. Soon they will settle again. Before they do, let us re-order this world around us.”

“A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... and how many want out.”

“Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.”

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

“The class war is over. Or at least it should be.”

“There is no greater legacy that we can leave our children and grandchildren than a peaceful and safer world.”

“My legacy is that I stayed on course... from the beginning to the end in the face of intense opposition.”

“The price of my soul is not a large tobacco deposit.”

“The courage of our troops is not in doubt. What is in doubt is whether we have the courage to see this through.”

“What is important is that you should get the right trusted information and just be ruthless in ignoring the rest.”

“This is a battle with only one outcome: our victory, not theirs.”

“The meek may inherit the earth, but they don't get the ball in the back of the net.”

“We are the party of practical idealists.”