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When government does its job properly people are free to do theirs.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing.
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If you go into what I call a bubble boom, every bubble bursts.
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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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I am an ally of the United States. We believe the same things, we believe passionately in the same battle of ideas, we will defend them to the hilt. Never try to separate me from them.
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There is no such thing as society.
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Remember the 'Parable of the Talents' in the New Testament? Christ exhorts us to be the best we can be by developing our skills and abilities, by succeeding in all our tasks and endeavors. What better description can there be of capitalism?
Margaret Thatcher
I can't bear Britain in decline. I just can't.
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Let's make it clear: the Conservative Party has no plans for new NHS charges.
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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.
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The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government.
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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.
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I have a habit of comparing the phraseology of communiques . . . noting a certain similarity of words, a certain similarity of optimism . . . and a certain similarity in the lack of practical results during the ensuring years.
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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 started out in life with two great advantages: No money and good parents.
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Hope is no basis for a defense policy.
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There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it.
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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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All attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. It must be business as usual.
Margaret Thatcher
Why do you climb philosophical hills? Because they are worth climbing . . . There are no hills to go down unless you start from the top.
Margaret Thatcher
Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.
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