Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 06. Mai 1953 |
Geburtsort | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Beschreibung | Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair KG (geboren am 6. Mai 1953) ist ein ehemaliger britischer Politiker, der von 1997 bis 2007 Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs und von 1994 bis 2007 Vorsitzender der Labour Party war. Zuvor war er von 1994 bis 1997 Vorsitzender der Opposition und hatte von 1987 bis 1994 verschiedene Posten im Schattenkabinett inne. Blair war von 1983 bis 2007 Parlamentsabgeordneter für Sedgefield. Er ist nach Margaret Thatcher der am zweitlängsten amtierende Premierminister in der modernen Geschichte und der dienstälteste Labour-Politiker, der dieses Amt innehatte. |
It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny democracy, not dictatorship the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.
My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasn't especially religious.
In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind.
Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government.
The spread of freedom is the best security for the free.
I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.
My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong alliance with business as well as the unions. You have got to be very much in the centre ground on things like public sector reform.
Education is the best economic policy there is.
