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"I much preferred the approach at the anarchist camp, with its shared tasks and collective responsibilities. Everyone played their part. There was no division between workers and consumers."
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John Blair

"I much preferred the approach at the anarchist camp, with its shared tasks and collective responsibilities. Everyone played their part. There was no division between workers and consumers."

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"We can't afford to go down the dead end roads of Parliamentary Socialism or Fascistic Bolshevism."
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John Blair

"We can't afford to go down the dead end roads of Parliamentary Socialism or Fascistic Bolshevism."

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"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."
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Tony Blair

"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."

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"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."
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Tony Blair

"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."

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

"The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes."

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"There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things to remain the same. They killed 3,000 people in New York on that day, and if they could have they would've killed 300,000."
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Tony Blair

"There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things to remain the same. They killed 3,000 people in New York on that day, and if they could have they would've killed 300,000."

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"Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war."
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Tony Blair

"Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war."

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"Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline."
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Tony Blair

"Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline."

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"I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides."
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Tony Blair

"I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides."

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"Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime."
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Tony Blair

"Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime."

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"It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose."
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Tony Blair

"It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose."

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"I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the survival of it is in his hands."
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Tony Blair

"I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the survival of it is in his hands."

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

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

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

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

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

"I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament."

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"However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice."
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Tony Blair

"However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice."

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"Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will."
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Tony Blair

"Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will."

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"The accumulation of personal wealth and the extension of commercial transactions have developed a great and lamentable increase in certain classes of crimes, while the improvements in transport have largely facilitated the escape of fugitive criminals."
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Edward Blake

"The accumulation of personal wealth and the extension of commercial transactions have developed a great and lamentable increase in certain classes of crimes, while the improvements in transport have largely facilitated the escape of fugitive criminals."

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"I fear the carnival of crime is beginning on our border."
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Edward Blake

"I fear the carnival of crime is beginning on our border."

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"I may err in judgment, but I hope not in intention."
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Edward Blake

"I may err in judgment, but I hope not in intention."

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"We have a set of sensible policies that are appropriate for the 21st century and which strike a chord of appeal with the silent majority. Perhaps that is why we are welcoming new members every week who have never before been involved in politics."
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Steve Blake

"We have a set of sensible policies that are appropriate for the 21st century and which strike a chord of appeal with the silent majority. Perhaps that is why we are welcoming new members every week who have never before been involved in politics."

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"We have to withdraw from this undemocratic institution and ensure that these people no longer have any influence on British affairs. We would like to see other European nations do the same thing. I think that will happen."
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Steve Blake

"We have to withdraw from this undemocratic institution and ensure that these people no longer have any influence on British affairs. We would like to see other European nations do the same thing. I think that will happen."

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"We have views on social issues that may seem to some that we are hard-line Tories. However our economics policies and our opposition to the process called globalisation could be considered by some to place us on the far-left of conventional politics."
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Steve Blake

"We have views on social issues that may seem to some that we are hard-line Tories. However our economics policies and our opposition to the process called globalisation could be considered by some to place us on the far-left of conventional politics."

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"We have to make it clear that one, two or even three BNP MEPs elected to Brussels will have very little effect on the workings of the Parliament and the Commission."
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Steve Blake

"We have to make it clear that one, two or even three BNP MEPs elected to Brussels will have very little effect on the workings of the Parliament and the Commission."

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"Today a racist is synonymous with race hatred. Hating someone is a pretty unpleasant thing and few people are capable of hating others. Long-term hatred is a pathological disorder."
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Steve Blake

"Today a racist is synonymous with race hatred. Hating someone is a pretty unpleasant thing and few people are capable of hating others. Long-term hatred is a pathological disorder."

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"I fell in love with Scotland and made good friends here, so I stayed after graduating with Honours in Chemistry."
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Steve Blake

"I fell in love with Scotland and made good friends here, so I stayed after graduating with Honours in Chemistry."

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"I am a passionate believer that Britain has benefited the whole world and that our heritage, our culture, our values and more importantly our people who created those things, are worth fighting for."
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Steve Blake

"I am a passionate believer that Britain has benefited the whole world and that our heritage, our culture, our values and more importantly our people who created those things, are worth fighting for."

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"We embrace policies that have, first and foremost, the continued survival of the British people at their core, and in that respect I think we are beyond left and right."
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Steve Blake

"We embrace policies that have, first and foremost, the continued survival of the British people at their core, and in that respect I think we are beyond left and right."

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"The eye altering, alters all."
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William Blake

"The eye altering, alters all."

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"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself."
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William Blake

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself."

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"The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction."
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William Blake

"The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction."

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"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest."
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William Blake

"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest."

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"The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled."
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William Blake

"The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled."

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"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."
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William Blake

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."

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"The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist."
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William Blake

"The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist."

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"The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
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William Blake

"The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."

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"The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure."
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William Blake

"The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure."

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"The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness."
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William Blake

"The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness."

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"Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish."
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William Blake

"Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish."

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"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise."
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William Blake

"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise."

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"The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really does."
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William Blake

"The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really does."

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"The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship."
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William Blake

"The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship."

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"That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians."
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William Blake

"That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians."

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"Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity."
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William Blake

"Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity."

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"Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion."
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William Blake

"Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion."

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"The true method of knowledge is experiment."
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William Blake

"The true method of knowledge is experiment."

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"What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care."
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William Blake

"What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care."

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"The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose."
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William Blake

"The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose."

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"You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you cannot have Moral Virtue without the slavery of that half of the human race who hate what you call Moral Virtue."
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William Blake

"You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you cannot have Moral Virtue without the slavery of that half of the human race who hate what you call Moral Virtue."

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"Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence."
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William Blake

"Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence."

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