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The Prime Minister is stealing our clothes but he is going to look pretty ridiculous walking around in mine.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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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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[On Ronald Reagan:] Poor dear, there's nothing between his ears.
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The Labour Party believes in turning workers against owners we believe in turning workers into owners.
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Political success is a good deal pleasanter than political failure, but it too brings its problems.
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It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
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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?
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The secret of happiness is to live within your income and pay your bills on time.
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I can cope with nine of them, so they ought to be able to stand one of me. They could end the tiresomeness and stubbornness by giving me what I want.
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When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on your hands.
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Europe is... a monument to the vanity of individuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure.
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There are some remarkable parallels between basketball and politics. Michael Jordan has already mastered the skill most needed for political success: how to stay aloft without visible means of support.
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What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat.
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Just rejoice at the news and congratulate our armed forces and the Marines. Rejoice!
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Communism produces neither dignity nor prosperity. It takes all power away from the people and places it in the hands of a self-appointed elite. And because it distorts and manipulates the distinctive talents of individuals rather than letting those talents flourish, it prevents progress and prosperity.
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