Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction. Margaret Thatcher More Quotes by Margaret Thatcher More Quotes From Margaret Thatcher That is what capitalism is: a system that brings wealth to the many, not just the few. Margaret Thatcher capitalism wealth I owe a great deal to the church for everything in which I believe. I am very glad that I was brought up strictly. I was a very serious child. There was not a lot of fun and sparkle in my life. Margaret Thatcher fun believe children There are no personal sympathies in politics. Margaret Thatcher politics Any leader has to have a certain amount of steel in them, so I am not that put out being called the Iron Lady. Margaret Thatcher iron steel leader If in the 1930s nuclear weapons had been invented and the Allies had been faced by Nazi SS20s and Backfire Bombers, would it then have been morally right to have handed Hitler control of one of the most terrible weapons man has ever made? Would not that have been the one way to ensure that the thousand year Reich became exactly that? Would not unilateralism have given to Hitler the world domination he sought? Margaret Thatcher allies men years To those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only this to say, ‘You turn if you want; the lady’s not for turning. Margaret Thatcher media waiting want If... many influential people have failed to understand, or have just forgotten, what we were up against in the Cold War and how we overcame it, they are not going to be capable of securing, let alone enlarging, the gains that liberty has made. Margaret Thatcher liberty war people The battle for women's rights has been largely won. Margaret Thatcher sisterhood equality women I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say. Margaret Thatcher political long interesting The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government. Margaret Thatcher acid tests government [On being asked how many Mrs. Thatchers there were:] Oh, three at least. There is the intellectual one, the intuitive one and the one at home. Margaret Thatcher three intellectual home Working hard may not make you rich, but it should make you successful. Margaret Thatcher rich successful may As prime minister, I worked closely with Ronald Reagan for eight of the most important years of all our lives. We talked regularly both before and after his presidency. And I have had time and cause to reflect on what made him a great president. Margaret Thatcher eight important years Reagan did not suffer from the dismal plague of doubts which has assailed so many politicians in our times and which has rendered them incapable of clear decisions. Margaret Thatcher decision suffering doubt In those days one advantage of being a woman was that there was a basic courtesy towards us on which we could draw - something which today's feminists have largely dissipated. Margaret Thatcher being-a-woman feminist today Today I have lost one of my dearest friends, England one of her greatest men. Keith Joseph understood that it was necessary to win again the intellectual argument for freedom, and that to do this we must start from first principles. He was in many ways an unlikely revolutionary. For all his towering intellect, he was deeply humble. He spoke out boldly, however hostile the audience. Yet he hated to give offence. Above all, his integrity shone out in everything he said and did. His best memorial lies in the younger generations of politicians whom he inspired. But for me he is irreplaceable. Margaret Thatcher humble integrity lying I want to get totally rid of class distinction. As someone put it one of the papers this morning: Marks and Spencer have triumphed over Karl Marx and Engels. Margaret Thatcher paper class morning Yes, the Commission wants to increase its powers, Yes, it is a non-elected body and I do not want the Commission to increase its powers at the expense of the House, so of course we differ. The President of the Commission, Mr Delors, said at a press conference the other day that he wanted the European Parliament to be the democratic body of the Community. He wanted the Commission to be the Executive and he wanted the Council of Ministers to be the Senate. No! No! No! Margaret Thatcher community house europe What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat. Margaret Thatcher coups russia revolution We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to see them re-imposed at a European level with a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels. Margaret Thatcher levels liberty exercise
