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The Russians put guns before butter. We put just about everything before guns.
Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
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I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.
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I shall fight on, I shall fight to win.
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Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
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I'll stay until I'm tired of it. So long as Britain needs me, I shall never be tired of it.
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