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The larger the slice taken by government, the smaller the cake available for everyone.
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 was turned out because I said to Europe no, no, no. That no, no , no has now turned into yes, yes. Two yes's not three because he got the Social Chapter out and he's reserved his position on the single currency.
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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've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.
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I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a cinema with the sign 'The Mummy Returns'.
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What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner 'I stand for consensus'?
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I do believe that political arrangements which are based upon violence, intimidation and theft will eventually break down - and will deserve to do so.
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We are not in politics to ignore peoples' worries, we are in politics to deal with them.
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Just rejoice at the news and congratulate our armed forces and the Marines. Rejoice!
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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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The Russians are bent on world dominance, and they are rapidly acquiring the means to become the most powerful imperial nation the world has seen. The men in the Soviet Politburo do not have to worry about the ebb and flow of public opinion. They put guns before butter, while we put just about everything before guns.
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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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When government does its job properly people are free to do theirs.
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Remember the 'Parable of the Talents' in the New Testament? Christ exhorts us to be the best we can be by developing our skills and abilities, by succeeding in all our tasks and endeavors. What better description can there be of capitalism?
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I might have preferred iron - but bronze will do. It won't rust. This time I hope, the head will stay on.
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We have become a grandmother.
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If it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.
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