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Putting the World to Rights

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 like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.
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I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.
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Our judgement is that the presence of the Royal Marines garrison is sufficient deterrent against any possible aggression.
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If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.
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