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Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

Margaret Thatcher
Running, Country, Strong Women
1979 Interviewed by the Observer four days after becoming Britain's first woman Prime Minister, 8 May.

There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves.

Margaret Thatcher
Heart, Men, Democracy
Margaret Thatcher (1989). “The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988”

My job is to stop Britain from going red.

Margaret Thatcher
Jobs, Red, Britain
Speech to Institute of Public Relations, www.margaretthatcher.org. November 2, 1977.

First you win the argument, then you win the vote.

Margaret Thatcher
Winning, Politics, Firsts

When you take into public ownership a profitable industry the profits soon disappear. The goose that laid the golden eggs goes broody. State geese are not great layers.

Margaret Thatcher
Eggs, Layers, Golden
Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

You can't lead from the crowd.

Margaret Thatcher
Crowds

No generation has a free hold on this earth. All we have is a life tenancy-with a full repairing lease.

Margaret Thatcher
Generations, Earth, Conservative
Margaret Thatcher (1989). “The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988”

My belief in free competitive economic enterprise does not rest solely or even mainly on arguments of economic efficiency, though, heaven knows, these are cogent enough. It rests essentially on the view that the free market is the only safe way of ensuring that productive effort is directed towards supplying what individuals actually want, and in a way which secures the dignity and independence of the worker.

Margaret Thatcher
Views, Effort, Heaven

I shall fight on, I shall fight to win.

Margaret Thatcher
Powerful, Fighting, Winning
"I shall fight on, I fight to win". Margaret Thatcher's remarks to journalists in Downing Street on leadership election second ballot, www.margaretthatcher.org. November 21, 1990.

In my view dictators do not surrender. They have to be well and truly defeated.

Margaret Thatcher
Views, Dictator, Surrender
Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

Why in the world anyone in America is allowing another language (other than English) to be his first... I don't know

Margaret Thatcher
America, World, Firsts

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

Margaret Thatcher
Powerful, Political, Lucky
Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

Personal abuse is no substitute for policy. It signals panic.

Margaret Thatcher
Abuse, Criticism, Panic

The Russians are bent on world dominance, and they are rapidly acquiring the means to become the most powerful imperial nation the world has seen. The men in the Soviet Politburo do not have to worry about the ebb and flow of public opinion. They put guns before butter, while we put just about everything before guns.

Margaret Thatcher
Powerful, Mean, Gun
Margaret Thatcher (1997). “The collected speeches of Margaret Thatcher”, HarperCollins

We weren't getting a fair deal on the budget and I wasn't going to have it. There's a great strand of equity and fairness in the British people - this is our characteristic. There's not a strand of equity and fairness in Europe - they're out to get as much as they can. That's one of those enormous differences. So I tackled it on that basis.

Margaret Thatcher
Europe, Differences, People

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

Margaret Thatcher
Ears, Poor, Dear

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

Margaret Thatcher
Long, Interesting, Political
In Observer 27 Jan. 1980

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.

Margaret Thatcher
Military, Oxygen, Hymns
Speech to American Bar Association in London, 15 July 1985, in The Times 16 July 1985

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.

Margaret Thatcher
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

We intend freedom and justice to conquer. Yes, we do have a creed and we wish others to share it. But it is not part of our policy to impose our beliefs by force or threat of force.

Margaret Thatcher
Justice, Wish, Belief
Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

Remember, George, this is no time to go wobbly.

Margaret Thatcher
Time, Remember, Gulf War
"Why UK diplomats dislike the 'special relationship' label" by Mark Tran, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2010.

Israel must never be expected to jeopardize her security: if she was ever foolish enough to do so, and then suffered for it, the backlash against both honest brokers and Palestinians would be immense - 'land for peace' must also bring peace.

Margaret Thatcher
Israel, Land, Would Be

There is no week, nor day, nor hour, when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their supreme confidence in themselves, and lose their roughness and spirit of defiance. Tyranny may always enter—there is no charm or bar against it.

Margaret Thatcher
Country, People, Bars

Consensus is the negation of leadership.

Margaret Thatcher
Leadership, Consensus, Negation
"Los Angeles Times Interview : Margaret Thatcher : The Lady's Not Made for Ducking a Tough Question". Los Angeles Times Interview, articles.latimes.com. November 28, 1993.

I personally have always voted for the death penalty because I believe that people who go out prepared to take the lives of other people forfeit their own right to live. I believe that that death penalty should be used only very rarely, but I believe that no-one should go out certain that no matter how cruel, how vicious, how hideous their murder, they themselves will not suffer the death penalty.

Margaret Thatcher
Believe, Punishment, People
"It just occurred to me that this is the day I was not meant to see". TV Interview with Gill Nevill on Brighton Bomb for Channel 4 "A plus 4", www.margaretthatcher.org. October 15, 1984.

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