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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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The habit of ubiquitous interventionism, combining pinprick strikes by precision weapons with pious invocations of high principle, would lead us into endless difficulties. Interventions must be limited in number and overwhelming in their impact.
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A quick cure is a quack cure.
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Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy areas now subject to majority voting... In our opinion, this must have serious implications for the traditional view of Parliament as a legislative body sovereignty.
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Consensus is the absence of leadership.
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Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. ... There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, it creates moral dilemmas for you it requires self-discipline it imposes great responsibilities but such is the nature of Man and in such consists his glory and salvation.
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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.
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I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.
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There are dangers in consensus: it could be an attempt to satisfy people holding no particular views about anything. ... No great party can survive except on the basis of firm beliefs about what it wants to do.
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Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
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You will only succeed if you know that what you are doing is right and you know how to bring out the best in people.
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The Russians put guns before butter. We put just about everything before guns.
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Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
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A leader is someone who knows what they want to achieve and can communicate that.
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[On Ronald Reagan:] Poor dear, there's nothing between his ears.
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We went back on a very similar manifesto to things I believe in. The difference is that after eighteen months to two years he did the biggest U-turn on policy of all time and started to go the wrong way. In the end, that cost us the next election.
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I can't bear Britain in decline. I just can't.
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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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The Prime Minister is stealing our clothes but he is going to look pretty ridiculous walking around in mine.
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