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We do not have a freehold on the earth, only a full repairing lease
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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Baroness Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
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We do not believe that if you cut back what government does you diminish its authority. On the contrary, a government that did less, and therefore did better, would strengthen its authority.
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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.
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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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Communist regimes were not some unfortunate aberration, some historical deviation from a socialist ideal. They were the ultimate expression, unconstrained by democratic and electoral pressures, of what socialism is all about. ... In short, the state [is] everything and the individual nothing.
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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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I started out in life with two great advantages: No money and good parents.
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It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.
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I will not change just to court popularity.
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To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.
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What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner 'I stand for consensus'?
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When hecklers stand up, I get a mental jump for joy. It gives me something to get my teeth into - and the audiences love it.
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There's no such thing as society.
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The Prime Minister is stealing our clothes but he is going to look pretty ridiculous walking around in mine.
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The spirit of envy can destroy it can never build.
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I can't bear Britain in decline. I just can't.
Margaret Thatcher
I'm also very much aware that it is you who brought democracy to Chile, you set up a constitution suitable for democracy, you put it into effect, elections were held, and then, in accordance with the result, you stepped down.
Margaret Thatcher
There are always dangers about. Therefore you must always keep your defences strong.
Margaret Thatcher
You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.
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Rooster, maybe well crows, but the eggs still bears the chicken.
Margaret Thatcher
You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.
Margaret Thatcher
