Tony Blair Country Quotations

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

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

what we hold dear in this country and in other civilized nations throughout the world.

Let no one be in doubt that the rules of the game are changing, ... If you come to our country from abroad, don't meddle in extremism.

People are perfectly entitled to freedom of speech in our country and we should celebrate that fact and I'm really sorry about what happened to Walter and I've apologized to him,

London's bid is important to me, the government and to our country and I would be immensely proud to help bring the games back to London for first time in 64 years,

Thousands of people up and down the country have been amazingly stoical in these circumstances,

The police and security services are saying this is absolutely necessary for the security of the country

We cannot have the next president decided in the same way as the last, debating the narrow interests of one country or another. The top jobs, not just in the commission but throughout the European institutions, should go to the top people. Merit and merit alone should decide.

As I said to the President yesterday, this country will stand ready to help in any way that we can,

Once again the Afghan people have shown how determined they are to build a better future for their country.

I know there's a lot of disagreement in the country about the wisdom of my decision to order the action,

I refute any suggestion we misled Parliament or the country totally,

agree with the direction in which we take this country but they want us to get on with the journey and live up to the expectations invested in us.

I mean, you can agree or disagree with Iraq or Afghanistan, but by the way, now the great campaigning cause out there is the absence of intervention in Syria. And then in Libya, it's partial intervention. And that doesn't really explain why some countries that have literally nothing to do with the interventions in the Middle East end up getting targeted.

As so often before on the courage and determination of British men and women serving our country the fate of many nations rest.

The full horror of what has happened in the United States earlier today is now becoming clearer. It is hard even to contemplate the utter carnage and terror which has engulfed so many innocent people. We've offered President Bush and the American people our solidarity, our profound sympathy, and our prayers. But it is plain that citizens of many countries round the world, including Britain, will have been caught up in this terror.

I think it is vitally important to study History. If we are going to lead Britain safely into the future, it is essential that we understand our country's historical roots. If we can learn the lessons of the past, we will be able to avoid making mistakes in the future.

I hope that people know me well enough and realise that I would never do anything to harm the country or anything improper. I never have. I think most people who have dealt with me think I am a pretty straight sort of a guy.

Terrorist threats are not happening just in this country, but in every European country and every country across the globe. As a result of that, we do sometimes have to take measures we would rather not take in order to give us the security we need.

The evidence about Saddam having actual biological and chemical weapons, as opposed to the capability to develop them, has turned out to be wrong. I acknowledge that and accept it. I simply point out, such evidence was agreed by the whole international community, not least because Saddam had used such weapons against his own people and neighbouring countries.

Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.

The first big choice: a government with the strength to deliver stability, or a government that takes the country back to boom and bust.

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, but all economies know that the only sensible long term way of developing is to do it on a sustainable basis.

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

If we are going to carry on growing, and we will, because no country is going to forfeit its right to economic growth, we have to find a way of doing it sustainably.