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Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is

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. – Tony Blair

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In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of all its WMD. – Tony Blair

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War
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The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. – Tony Blair

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Art
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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. – Tony Blair

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Future
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Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. – Thomas Jefferson

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A reporters ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government. – Bob Woodward

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Let the people think they govern, and they will be governed. – William Penn, Some Fruits of Solitude, 1693

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So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realised that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way. – John Newcombe

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Each new situation requires a new architecture. – Jean Nouvel

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Flowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people. – Will Cuppy

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