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Europe is... a monument to the vanity of individuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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Europe will never be like America. Europe is a product of history. America is a product of philosophy.
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Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.
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I'm also very much aware that it is you who brought democracy to Chile, you set up a constitution suitable for democracy, you put it into effect, elections were held, and then, in accordance with the result, you stepped down.
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I have the money and they won't get their hands on it.
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I think Essex Man will vote for a Conservative Government.
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Let our children grow tall and some taller than others if they have it in them to do so.
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