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I don't want to fight any wars if you can get them off before we get there, you do it, but off they go.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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Wars are not caused by the buildup of weapons. They are caused when an aggressor believes he can achieve his objectives at an acceptable price.
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In a system of free trade and free markets poor countries - and poor people - are not poor because others are rich. Indeed, if others became less rich the poor would in all probability become still poorer.
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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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Business success isn't just a selfish aim. Profits spread beyond those who make them and bring jobs and prosperity.
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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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This business of the working class is on its way out I think. After all, aren't I working class? I work jolly hard, I can tell you.
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When you hold back the successful, you penalize those who need help.
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If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
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You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.
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There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.
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Failure? The possibilities do not exist.
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I went to Oxford University - but I've never let that hold me back.
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Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
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I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.
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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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I think, historically, the term 'Thatcherism' will be seen as a compliment.
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Freedom under the law must never be taken for granted.
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Young people ought not to be idle, it is very bad for them.
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Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper.
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Personal abuse is no substitute for policy. It signals panic.
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