Quote by Tony Blair
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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I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament. – Tony Blair

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Government
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In no relationship at the top of any walk of life is it always easy, least of all in politics which matters so much and which is conducted in such a piercing spotlight. – Tony Blair

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Politics
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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. – Tony Blair

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I honestly do not know if civil disobedience has any effect on the government. I can promise you it has a great effect on the person who chooses to do it. – Martin Sheen

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Clintons successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives. – Tony Campolo

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The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government. – George Washington

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And some of what were doing in Government even now, some of the welfare reform programs that are helping lone mothers come into work are based on things that were very new under the Labour Government in the eighties. – Patricia Hewitt

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