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It is always important in matters of high politics to know what you do not know. Those who think they know, but are mistaken, and act upon their mistakes, are the most dangerous people to have in charge.
Margaret Thatcher -
The violence and intimidation we have seen should never have happened. It is the work of extremists. It is the enemy within.
Margaret Thatcher
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The fightback begins now!
Margaret Thatcher -
If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it.
Margaret Thatcher -
We are fighting a major internal war against terrorism in Northern Ireland, and need more troops in order to win it.
Margaret Thatcher -
The main contribution one can make as a student to one's country in peace or wartime is to study hard and effectively.
Margaret Thatcher -
In this over-governed country of ours, the creative majority have too little freedom, and the tiny minority of wreckers have too much licence. The government I shall form next weekend will decisively reverse this state of affairs. Help me to liberate those who create wealth-and to make the wreckers run for cover.
Margaret Thatcher -
I can't bear Britain in decline. I just can't.
Margaret Thatcher
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There really is no alternative.
Margaret Thatcher -
They are all a rotten lot. Schmidt and the Americans and we are the only people who would do any standing up and fighting if necessary.
Margaret Thatcher -
Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope.
Margaret Thatcher -
Clear. Decisive. Purposeful.
Margaret Thatcher -
We fought to show that aggression does not pay and that the robber cannot be allowed to get away with his swag. We fought with the support of so many throughout the world: the Security Council, the Commonwealth, the European Community, and the United States. Yet we also fought alone – for we fought for our own sovereign territory.
Margaret Thatcher -
Detente sounds a fine word. And, to the extent that there really has been a relaxation in international tension, it is a fine thing. But the fact remains that throughout this decade of detente, the armed forces of the Soviet Union have increased, are increasing, and show no signs of diminishing.
Margaret Thatcher
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I hope to go on and on.
Margaret Thatcher -
The kind of Conservatism which he and I...favoured would be best described as 'liberal', in the old-fashioned sense. And I mean the liberalism of Mr Gladstone not of the latter day collectivists. That is to say, we placed far greater confidence in individuals, families, businesses and neighbourhoods than in the State.
Margaret Thatcher -
No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.
Margaret Thatcher -
The Government espouses the concept of sustainable economic development. Stable prosperity can be achieved throughout the world provided the environment is nutured and safeguarded. Protecting this balance of nature is therefore one of the great challenges of the late Twentieth Century.
Margaret Thatcher -
I believe that the royal family are a focus of patriotism, of loyalty, of affection and of esteem. That is a rare combination, and we should value it highly.
Margaret Thatcher -
I think male Prime Ministers one day will come back into fashion!
Margaret Thatcher
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I wish I could say that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had done himself less than justice. Unfortunately, I can only say that I believe he has done himself justice. Some Chancellors are macro-economic. Other Chancellors are fiscal. This one is just plain cheap.
Margaret Thatcher -
Not that this appears to affect the intentions of the political-bureaucratic elite, which in Britain as elsewhere in Europe believes that it has an overriding mission to achieve European integration by hook or by crook and which is convinced that History (with an extra-large 'H') is on its side.
Margaret Thatcher -
I support very much the approaches that the President Ronald Reagan is taking. As you know, I am his greatest fan!
Margaret Thatcher -
It was a lovely morning. We have not had many lovely days. And the sun was just coming through the stained glass windows and falling on some flowers right across the church and it just occurred to me that this was the day I was meant not to see.
Margaret Thatcher