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I am not hard - I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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More quotes by Margaret Thatcher
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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Any leader has to have a certain amount of steel in them, so I am not that put out being called the Iron Lady.
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Being powerful is a lot like being a woman: If you have to tell someone that you are, invariably, you are not.
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Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
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I believe our way of life is infinitely superior for every human being than any which the Communist creed can offer.
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I do not understand the unilateralists. If they hated nuclear weapons as much as I do they would want them down in the world as a whole. I am the true disarmer, I keep peace and freedom and justice with it.
Margaret Thatcher
Let's make it clear: the Conservative Party has no plans for new NHS charges.
Margaret Thatcher
I've got my teeth into him, and I'm not going to let go.
Margaret Thatcher
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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In a system of free trade and free markets poor countries - and poor people - are not poor because others are rich. Indeed, if others became less rich the poor would in all probability become still poorer.
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What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat.
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This business of the working class is on its way out I think. After all, aren't I working class? I work jolly hard, I can tell you.
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I believe we should continue to have a partnership of national states each retaining the right to protect its vital interests, but developing more effectively than at present the habit of working together.
Margaret Thatcher
To me consensus seems to be - the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies in search of something in which no-one believes, but to which no-one objects.
Margaret Thatcher
The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government.
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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.
Margaret Thatcher
[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative.
Margaret Thatcher
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
Margaret Thatcher
Peace is hard work and we must not allow people to forget it.
Margaret Thatcher
The spirit of envy can destroy it can never build.
Margaret Thatcher
