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In Their Own Words: Tony Blair
“Those who scorn God and those who do violence in God's name both represent views of religion. But both offer no hope for faith in the twenty first century.”
“Faith is part of our future, and faith and the values it brings with it are an essential part of making globalization work.”
“Religious faith has a major part to play in shaping the values which guide the modern world, and can and should be a force for progress.”
“Just because man is bad, it does not mean that God is not good.”
“Faith can be a civilizing force in globalization.”
“Mass terrorism is the new evil in our world today.”
“I don't like it, to be honest, when politicians make a big thing of their religious beliefs, so I don't make a big thing of it.”
“If people of different faiths can co-exist happily, in mutual respect and solidarity, so can our world.”
“If faith takes its proper place in our lives, then we can live with a purpose beyond ourselves alone, supporting humanity on its journey to fulfillment.”
“Faiths can transform and humanise the impersonal forces of globalisation, and shape the values of the changing set of economic and power relationships of the early 21st Century.”
“If you got churches and mosques and those of the Jewish faith working together to provide the bed nets that are necessary to eliminate malaria what a fantastic thing that would be. That would show faith in action, it would show the importance of cooperation between faiths, and it would show what faith can do for progress.”
“The worst thing in politics is when you're so scared of losing support that you don't do what you think is the right thing. What faith can do is not tell you what is right but give you the strength to do it.”
“Without spiritual values, there is an emptiness that cannot be filled by material goods and wealth.”
“I think if you have faith about these things, you realise that judgment is made by other people - and if you believe in God, it's made by God as well.”
“This is not a clash between civilisations. It is a clash about civilisation.”
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