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Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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I'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look.
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There is no such thing as society.
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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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A democratic Europe of nation states could be a force for liberty, enterprise and open trade. But, if creating a United States of Europe overrides these goals, the new Europe will be one of subsidy and protection
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The first step in calculating which way to go is to find out where you are.
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The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money.
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We have made too much of one or two people, and we think that they can win or lose elections for us. Don't be depressed if one particular person transgresses. It doesn't lose an election unless the Party loses faith in itself.
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Hope is no basis for a defense policy.
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I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.
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I am not immortal, but I've got a lot left in me yet.
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I calculate that I was responsible for proposing the elevation to the Lords of some 214 of its present numbers.
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Israel must never be expected to jeopardize her security: if she was ever foolish enough to do so, and then suffered for it, the backlash against both honest brokers and Palestinians would be immense - 'land for peace' must also bring peace.
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There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.
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To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
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