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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British politician and stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime minister and the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century.
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You can construct a nation on an idea; but you cannot reconstruct a nation on the basis of one.
We are fighting a major internal war against terrorism in Northern Ireland, and need more troops in order to win it.
Our sovereignty does not come from Brussels—it is ours by right and by heritage.
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
BBC (1979)
The trouble with you John, is that your spine does not reach your brain.
I started life with two great advantages: no money, and good parents.
Pennies don't fall from heaven, they have to be earned here on earth.
Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper.
Patched-up diplomatic solutions designed to answer the needs of the moment rarely last, and as they unravel they can actually make things worse.
There is no way in which one can buck the market.
If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it.
I like Mr. Gorbachev. We can do business together.]]
I would say, let our children grow tall and some taller than others if they have the ability in them to do so.
We shall judge what British interests are and we shall be resolute in defending them.
No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.
That is what we mean by a moral society; not a society where the State is responsible for everything, and no-one is responsible for the State.
I can't bear Britain in decline. I just can't.
I believe that the royal family are a focus of patriotism, of loyalty, of affection and of esteem. That is a rare combination, and we should value it highly.
The United States has no socialist party, or no socialist party has been in power. That is the reason why it has always been the country of last resort for every currency.
If they do not wish to confer the honour, I am the last person who would wish to receive it.
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