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If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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Object to merit and distinction, and you're setting your face against quality, independence, originality, genius against all the richness and variety of life. When you hold back the successful, you penalize those who need help.
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Economics are the method the object is to change the soul.
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Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.
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Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
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A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.
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As the former dissident Vladimir Bukovsky once remarked – referring to the Russian proverb to the effect that you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs – he had seen plenty of broken eggs, but never tasted any omelette.
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This business of the working class is on its way out I think. After all, aren't I working class? I work jolly hard, I can tell you.
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Whether at home or abroad, the task of statesman is to work with human nature warts and all, and to draw on instincts and even prejudices that can be turned to good purpose. It is never to try to recreate Mankind in a new image.
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I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.
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Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.
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We do not achieve happiness or salvation in isolation from each other but as members of society
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If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.
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What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner 'I stand for consensus'?
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