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The Third World is very much like the First World - just poorer: what works for the West will work for the rest as well.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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If a woman like Eva Peron with no ideals can get that far, think how far I can go with the ideals that I have.
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As prime minister, I worked closely with Ronald Reagan for eight of the most important years of all our lives. We talked regularly both before and after his presidency. And I have had time and cause to reflect on what made him a great president.
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It is absolutely right that President Reagan considers SDI and thank goodness people considered nuclear research before the last war.
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If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.
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No theory of government was ever given a fairer test or a more prolonged experiment in a democratic country than democratic socialism received in Britain. Yet it was a miserable failure in every respect... To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukemia with leeches.
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If we are safe today, it is because America has stood with us. If we are to remain safe tomorrow, it will be because America remains powerful and self-confident. When, therefore, the Americans face difficulties, we need to say to them more clearly: We are with you.
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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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The Labour Party believes in turning workers against owners we believe in turning workers into owners.
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I never hugged him, I bombed him.
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[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative.
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Personal abuse is no substitute for policy. It signals panic.
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I owe nothing to Women's Lib.
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