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Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more politicians.

Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more politicians.

Margaret Thatcher
Might, Imagine, Politician

You turn if you want to. The Lady's not for turning.

Margaret Thatcher
Powerful, Iron, Want
Speech at Conservative Party Conference, Brighton, England, 10 Oct. 1980 See Christopher Fry 1

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.

Margaret Thatcher
Philosophy, Europe, America

I shan't be pulling the levers there but I shall be a very good back-seat driver.

Margaret Thatcher
Power, Levers, Very Good

Why do you climb philosophical hills? Because they are worth climbing . . . There are no hills to go down unless you start from the top.

Margaret Thatcher
Philosophical, Climbing, Hills

Being powerful is a lot like being a woman: If you have to tell someone that you are, invariably, you are not.

Margaret Thatcher
Powerful, Being A Woman, Ifs

The secret of happiness is to live within your income and pay your bills on time.

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

And what a prize we have to fight for: no less than the chance to banish from our land the dark divisive clouds of Marxist socialism.

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

Of course you have a duty to show the disfigurations of society as well as its more agreeable aspects. But if TV in the western world uses its freedom continually to show all that is worst in our society, while the centrally controlled television of the Communist world and the dictatorships show only what is judged advantageous to them and suppress everything else, how are the uncommitted to judge between us? How can they fail to misjudge if they view matters only through a distorted mirror?

Margaret Thatcher
Mirrors, Views, Judging

[On George H.W. Bush:] By 1990 I had learned that I had to defer to him in conversation and not to stint the praise. If that was what was necessary to secure Britain's interests and influence, I had no hesitation in eating a little humble pie.

Margaret Thatcher
Humble, Pie, Littles

Young people ought not to be idle, it is very bad for them.

Margaret Thatcher
People, Youth, Young

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Margaret Thatcher
Lonely, Jobs, Interesting

Let our children grow tall and some taller than others if they have it in them to do so.

Margaret Thatcher
Children, Grows, Ifs
1975 Speech, Oct.

When I look at him [Edward Heath] and he looks at me, I don't feel that it is a man looking at a woman. More like a woman being looked at by another woman.

Margaret Thatcher
Men, Looks, Look At Me
Margaret Thatcher, Iain Dale (1997). “As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations”, Robson Book Ltd

We do not believe that if you cut back what government does you diminish its authority. On the contrary, a government that did less, and therefore did better, would strengthen its authority.

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

People are really rather afraid that this country might be rather swamped by people with a different culture.

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

Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them.

Margaret Thatcher
Running, Socialist Government, People
"This Week" with Llew Gardner, www.margaretthatcher.org. February 5, 1976.

But because we accept the sanctity of life, the responsibility that comes with freedom and the supreme sacrifice of Christ expressed so well in the hymn: 'When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died. My richest gain I count but loss and pour contempt on all my pride.'

Margaret Thatcher
Responsibility, Loss, Sacrifice
Margaret Thatcher (1989). “The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988”

Fear is not the basis for foreign policy.

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

The National Health Service is safe with us. The principle of adequate healthcare should be provided for all regardless of ability to pay must be the function of any arrangements for financing the NHS. We stand by that.

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

Is there conscience in the Kremlin? Do they ever ask themselves what is the purpose of life? What is it all for?... No. Their creed is barren of conscience, immune to the promptings of good and evil.

Margaret Thatcher
Evil, Purpose, Communism
Margaret Thatcher (1987). “In defence of freedom: speeches on Britain's relations with the world 1976-1986”

[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative.

Margaret Thatcher
Female, Alternatives, Prime

[M]ore than they wanted freedom, the Athenians wanted security. Yet they lost everything-security, comfort, and freedom. This was because they wanted not to give to society, but for society to give to them. The freedom they were seeking was freedom from responsibility. It is no wonder, then, that they ceased to be free. In the modern world, we should recall the Athenians' dire fate whenever we confront demands for increased state paternalism.

Margaret Thatcher
Responsibility, Fate, Giving

I believe in the acceptance of personal responsibility, freedom of choice, and the British Empire, which took freedom and the rule of law to countries which would never have known it otherwise.

Margaret Thatcher
Country, Believe, Responsibility

Failure? The possibilities do not exist.

Margaret Thatcher
Possibility
Margaret Thatcher (1987). “In defence of freedom: speeches on Britain's relations with the world 1976-1986”

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