Margaret Thatcher quotes - page 15

When the demands of war and the dangers to our own people call us to arms-then we British are as we have always been: competent, courageous and resolute. (Margaret Thatcher)
It is our duty, our purpose, to raise those banners high, so that all can see them, to sound the trumpets clearly and boldly so that all can hear them. View quote
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This is the road I am resolved to follow. This is the path I must go. I ask all who have the spirit-the bold, the steadfast and the young in heart-to stand and join with me as we go forward. View quote
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Help me to liberate those who create wealth-and to make the wreckers run for cover. View quote
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They are pointing to the steady and remorseless expansion of the Socialist State. View quote
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That is what we mean by a moral society; not a society where the State is responsible for everything, and no-one is responsible for the State. View quote
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Our friends from Eastern Europe reminded us that no force of arms, no walls, no barbed wire can for ever suppress the longing of the human heart for liberty and independence. View quote
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All that is the philosophy of Socialism. We reject it utterly for, however well-intended, it leads in one direction only: to the erosion and finally the destruction of the democratic way of life. View quote
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I shall never stop fighting. I mean this country to survive, to prosper and to be free. View quote
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Watch your thoughts, for they will become actions. Watch your actions, for they'll become... habits. Watch your habits for they will forge your character. Watch your character, for it will make your destiny. View quote
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We shall judge what British interests are and we shall be resolute in defending them. (Margaret Thatcher)
If you take the tough decisions, people will hate you today, but they will love you in generations. View quote
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Economics is just like managing your household. View quote
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It is a fight about the very foundations of the social order. It is a crusade not merely to put a temporary brake on Socialism, but to stop its onward march once and for all. View quote
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You do not blame society. Society is not anyone. View quote
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It is that cycle that we have set out to break. View quote
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What we face is a threat to our whole way of life. View quote
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I am also for attente, for wanting to see results; for not letting down our guard; for keeping our powder dry. View quote
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We faced them squarely and we were determined to overcome...What has indeed happened is that now once again Britain is not prepared to be pushed around. We have ceased to be a nation in retreat. View quote
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I place a profound belief-indeed a fervent faith-in the virtues of self reliance and personal independence. View quote
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Rising crime is not due to "society”-but to the steady undermining of personal responsibility and self-discipline-all things which are taught within the family. (Margaret Thatcher)
Despite the new look of these Communist parties, despite the softness of their voices, we should be on the watch for the teeth and the appetite of the wolf. View quote
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We who believe in strong defence are the true peace party. View quote
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And there's just no substitute for this elemental human instinct, and the worst possible thing a Government can do is to try to smother it completely with a sort of collective alternative. They won't work, they can't work. They crush and destroy something precious and vital in the nation and in the individual spirit. View quote
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For us, it is not who you are, who your family is or where you come from that matters. It is what you are and what you can do for our country that counts. View quote
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