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Freedom under the law must never be taken for granted.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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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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The mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity of the nation.
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Hope is no basis for a defense policy.
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You can present people with ideas they may come to believe in, and as a result of them they will act, if they have the opportunities. Presenting people with opportunities is part of what politics is about.
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A quick cure is a quack cure.
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A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.
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If you are guided by opinion polls, you are not practicing leadership -- you are practicing followership.
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The larger the slice taken by government, the smaller the cake available for everyone.
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All attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. It must be business as usual.
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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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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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One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you - suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, 'Well, I'll have a go, too.'
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We must not fall into the mistake of thinking that it is America that trades with Taiwan or Europe that trades with Asia. The truth is that it is American companies that trade with Taiwanese companies.
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Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
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Whether at home or abroad, the task of statesman is to work with human nature warts and all, and to draw on instincts and even prejudices that can be turned to good purpose. It is never to try to recreate Mankind in a new image.
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