Humor, Humility, and Rhetorical Courage

July 24th, 2003

[Original Link] I was in the States last week and turned on the TV in my hotel room to see Tony Blair addressing Congress. Now, I am no great fan of our Prime Minister, and particularly of his recent activities, but something in his speech made me proud to be British.
Michael Kinsey’s article in Slate gives me some insight into why that was.

Possibly related, but possibly totally unrelated, posts include
 "Tony Blair and the Succession"  "Plus ça change…?"  "Tony Blair on life in the spotlight"  "Why people love dogs

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