Politicians should resist the temptation to consider themselves experts in fields where they have no experience.
MARGARET THATCHERFor every idealistic peacemaker willing to renounce his self-defense in favor of a weapons-free world, there is at least one warmaker anxious to exploit the other’s good intentions.
More Margaret Thatcher Quotes
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Those who were born at the depths of one great crisis who would be able to cope with the next.
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Nazism (National Socialism) and communism (international socialism) were but two sides of the same coin.
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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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It’s no time to be wobbly, Geo.
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I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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Of course, it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
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If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.
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For every idealistic peacemaker willing to renounce his self-defense in favor of a weapons-free world, there is at least one warmaker anxious to exploit the other’s good intentions.
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Socialists are happy until they run out of other people’s money.
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If you can’t afford it, you can’t have it.
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Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
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All collectivism is always conducive to oppression: it is only the victims who differ.
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Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.
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Any leader has to have a certain amount of steel in them, so I am not that put out being called the Iron Lady.
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