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Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more politicians.
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 it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.
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I love his music because he was my generation. But then again, Elvis is everyone's generation, and he always will be.
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Business success isn't just a selfish aim. Profits spread beyond those who make them and bring jobs and prosperity.
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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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It's okay, Chancellor, you can touch them. Sometimes I just strip down to a tank top and stare at these guns in front of a mirror all day long.
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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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Never believe that technology alone will allow America to prevail as a superpower.
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I have the money and they won't get their hands on it.
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Hope is no basis for a defense policy.
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I will not change just to court popularity.
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There are always dangers about. Therefore you must always keep your defences strong.
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Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.
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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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Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.
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