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Margaret Thatcher

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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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Communism produces neither dignity nor prosperity. It takes all power away from the people and places it in the hands of a self-appointed elite. And because it distorts and manipulates the distinctive talents of individuals rather than letting those talents flourish, it prevents progress and prosperity.
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I'm happy as a dog with two dicks
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The West as a whole in the early 1990s become obsessed with a 'peace dividend' that would be spent over and over again on any number of soft-hearted and sometimes soft-headed causes. Politicians forget that the only real peace dividend is peace.
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The choice facing the nation is between two totally different ways of life. And what a prize we have to fight for: no less than the chance to banish from our land the dark, divisive clouds of Marxist socialism and bring together men and women from all walks of life who share a belief in freedom.
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The first step in calculating which way to go is to find out where you are.
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We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.
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The patronage state is an arrogant state. It assumes it can spend your money better than you do. Yet it expects you to work for it in the first place.
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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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It is always important in matters of high politics to know what you do not know. Those who think they know, but are mistaken, and act upon their mistakes, are the most dangerous people to have in charge.
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If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
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I have very strong views about Europe. We're quite the best country. We rescued them. We're not going to get entangled with them. We've got to keep our own independence. Is that clear?
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I will not stagger from expedient to expedient.
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A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country's flag.
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Consensus is the absence of leadership.
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It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government.
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Life in a free society...is heaven on earth to life in a socialist society such as Russia.
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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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Freedom will destroy itself if it is not exercised within some sort of moral framework, some body of shared beliefs, some spiritual heritage transmitted through the Church, the family, and the school.
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History has taught us that freedom cannot long survive unless it is based on moral foundations. You can get the economics right, but in addition liberty must be cultivated as a moral quality.
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I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.
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