Margaret Thatcher Quotes

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Margaret Thatcher Quotes

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Margaret Thatcher

Politician

Wise

“There might be new technology, but technological progress itself was nothing new - and over the years it had not destroyed jobs, but created them.”

Years Jobs Technology

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Margaret Thatcher

Politician

Courageous

“The Kosovo campaign was a just and necessary war. And I believe that Blair - of whom I have many criticisms - in this case showed real determination in conducting it.”

Real War Determination

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Wise

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.”

Platitudes

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Inspired

“Don't Cry For Me, Argentina”

Cry Argentina

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Philosophical

“There are dangers in consensus: it could be an attempt to satisfy people holding no particular views about anything. ... No great party can survive except on the basis of firm beliefs about what it wants to do.”

People Party Views

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Philosophical

“If... many influential people have failed to understand, or have just forgotten, what we were up against in the Cold War and how we overcame it, they are not going to be capable of securing, let alone enlarging, the gains that liberty has made.”

People War Liberty

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Angry

“I can't help to spit nails when just thinking about Trade Unions”

Thinking Unions

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Courageous

“You can't lead from the crowd.”

Crowds

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Wise

“There are significant differences between the American and European version of capitalism. The American traditiionally emphasizes the need for limited government, light regulations, low taxes and maximum labour-market flexibility. Its success has been shown above all in the ability to create new jobs, in which it is consistently more successful than Europe.”

Jobs Light Successful

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Angry

“Under a Labour government, there's virtually nowhere you can put your savings where they would be safe from the state. ... If you put money in a sock they'd probably nationalize socks.”

Government Would Be Saving

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Funny

“[On Ronald Reagan:] Poor dear, there's nothing between his ears.”

Poor Ears

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Angry

“Fear is not the basis for foreign policy.”

Policy Bases

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