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There's a great frustration with the system. There's a lot of anger out there. But in the end, you need answers and not just anger. But anyway, let me not trespass too much into your politics. I've got enough problems in my own politics.

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Tony Blair
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 6
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
Anthony Blair
Rt. Hon. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
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Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
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She was the people's princess and that is how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and our memories for ever.
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Actually the royal family were very gracious and good to me. But I also found that the British establishment were never quite sure what to make of me. I was a Labour figure, but I'd come from a very middle-class background. In one sense I offended both traditional right and traditional left. But I thought that was no bad thing.
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This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism.
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Where radical Islamism is going to be a factor, it's going to be very, very tough.
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They could have been removed. They could have been hidden. They could have been destroyed.
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