Bribing regimes to comply with requirements which they should have acknowledged in the first place is not a process that appeals to me. Margaret Thatcher More Quotes by Margaret Thatcher More Quotes From Margaret Thatcher I remain totally convinced that when children are young, however busy we may be with the practical duties inside the home, themost important thing of all is to devbote enoughh time and care to their needs and problems. Margaret Thatcher importanthomechildren How thin is the crust of order over the fires of human appetite and the lust for naked power. Margaret Thatcher powerfireorder For the Christian there can be no social or political panaceas, no easy escapes from personal responsibility achieved by collectivising guilt or virtue. The true ends of temporal life lie beyond it, and, though the tyrannical State may diminish virtue, the benevolent State cannot procure it. Margaret Thatcher responsibilitychristianlying I love his music because he was my generation. But then again, Elvis is everyone's generation, and he always will be. Margaret Thatcher my-generationgenerationsmusic-is If a woman like Eva Peron with no ideals can get that far, think how far I can go with the ideals that I have. Margaret Thatcher eva-peronidealsthinking Our judgement is that the presence of the Royal Marines garrison is sufficient deterrent against any possible aggression. Margaret Thatcher royalmarinejudgement There are too few rich and too few profits. Margaret Thatcher profitrich (Not) even the US can impose peace: it has to be genuinely accepted by both parties involved. Margaret Thatcher involvedacceptedparty What is right for the family is right for Britain. Margaret Thatcher britainfamily Well, there's a lot to react against![in response to the accusation that she was a reactionary] Margaret Thatcher accusationresponsewells I have made it quite clear that a unified Ireland was one solution that is out. A second solution was a confederation of two states. That is out. A third solution was joint authority. That is out-that is a derogation of sovereignty. Margaret Thatcher politicsgovernmenttwo We need a free economy not only for the renewed material prosperity it will bring, but because it is indispensable to individual freedom, human dignity and to a more just, more honest society. Margaret Thatcher dignityhonestneeds Let us, then, draw together in the name, not of jingoism, but of justice Margaret Thatcher namestogetherjustice I think perhaps we manage our revolutions much more quietly in this country. Margaret Thatcher revolutioncountrythinking Ronald Reagan knew his own mind. He had firm principles - and, I believe, right ones. He expounded them clearly, he acted upon them decisively. Margaret Thatcher principlesmindbelieve I cannot imagine how any diplomat, or any dramatist, could improve on (Ronald Reagan's) words to Mikhail Gorbachev at the Geneva summit: 'Let me tell you why it is we distrust you.' Those words are candid and tough and they cannot have been easy to hear. But they are also a clear invitation to a new beginning and a new relationship that would be rooted in trust. Margaret Thatcher new-beginningsdiplomatsnew-relationship Some Socialists seem to believe that people should be numbers in a State computer. We believe they should be individuals. We are all unequal. No one, thank heavens, is like anyone else, however much the Socialists may pretend otherwise. We believe that everyone has the right to be unequal but to us every human being is equally important. Margaret Thatcher numbersbelievepeople I think, historically, the term 'Thatcherism' will be seen as a compliment. Margaret Thatcher termcomplimentthinking It's okay, Chancellor, you can touch them. Sometimes I just strip down to a tank top and stare at these guns in front of a mirror all day long. Margaret Thatcher gunmirrorslong When in August 1793 a British delegation showed their hosts a terrestrial globe, it turned into a diplomatic incident, for the Chinese were furious to see that their empire covered so little of it. For centuries the Chinese had thought of themselves as 'The Middle Kingdom', that is the centre of the civilized world. To see otherwise was a shock. Margaret Thatcher chineseaugustworld
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