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Dictators can be deterred, they can be crushed - but they can never be appeased.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour.
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No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions he had money as well.
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[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative.
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I am not hard - I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded
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It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government.
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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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Life's greatest reward is life itself
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When hecklers stand up, I get a mental jump for joy. It gives me something to get my teeth into - and the audiences love it.
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Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper.
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We want a society in which we are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. That is what we mean by a moral society - not a society in which the State is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the State.
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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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As prime minister, I worked closely with Ronald Reagan for eight of the most important years of all our lives. We talked regularly both before and after his presidency. And I have had time and cause to reflect on what made him a great president.
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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'm happy as a dog with two dicks
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The Prime Minister is stealing our clothes but he is going to look pretty ridiculous walking around in mine.
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Never believe that technology alone will allow America to prevail as a superpower.
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If... many influential people have failed to understand, or have just forgotten, what we were up against in the Cold War and how we overcame it, they are not going to be capable of securing, let alone enlarging, the gains that liberty has made.
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Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
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I exercise my right as a free citizen to spend my own money in my own way, so that I can go on the day, the time, to the doctor I choose and get out fast.
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