It pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.
MARGARET THATCHERThose who were born at the depths of one great crisis who would be able to cope with the next.
More Margaret Thatcher Quotes
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When people are free to choose, they choose freedom.
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In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
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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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The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.
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While the home must always be the center of one’s life, it should not be the boundary of one’s ambitions.
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Well, there’s a lot to react against!
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Global warming provides a marvelous excuse for global socialism.
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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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Feminists hate me, don’t they? And I don’t blame them. For I hate feminism. It is poison.
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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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Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.
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New ideas are created when they can be discussed freely, but if there is a correct view then you cease to have new ideas.
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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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The larger Europe grows, the more diverse must be the forms of co-operation it requires.
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