I exercise my right as a free citizen to spend my own money in my own way, so that I can go on the day, the time, to the doctor I choose and get out fast. Margaret Thatcher More Quotes by Margaret Thatcher More Quotes From Margaret Thatcher We do not achieve happiness or salvation in isolation from each other but as members of society Margaret Thatcher familylovelife There is no such thing as society, there is a living tapestry of men and women and the beauty of that tapestry, and the quality of our lives, will depend upon how much each of us is prepared to take responsibility for ourselves and to turn round and help, by our own efforts, those who are unfortunate. There's no such thing as entitlement unless someone has first met an obligation Margaret Thatcher effortresponsibilitymen There might be new technology, but technological progress itself was nothing new - and over the years it had not destroyed jobs, but created them. Margaret Thatcher technologyjobsyears It's a funny old world. Margaret Thatcher old-worldfunnyworld It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government. Margaret Thatcher governmenttoolsfundamentals One hopes to achieve the zero option, but in the absence of that we must achieve balanced numbers. Margaret Thatcher zeroabsencenumbers Never believe that technology alone will allow America to prevail as a superpower. Margaret Thatcher technologybelieveamerica But if Saddam had been in a position credibly to threaten America or any of its allies - or the coalition's forces - with attack by missiles with nuclear warheads, would we have gone to the Gulf at all? Margaret Thatcher alliesnuclearamerica Making change tolerable is one of the duties of Government. Margaret Thatcher making-changesdutygovernment We're saying to anyone who dares to attack us, Do not do it, you couldn't win, the result would be devastating! I think you're saying the same. Margaret Thatcher winningwarthinking I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election. Margaret Thatcher fathers-dayfamilydaughter Human rights did not begin with the French Revolution...[they] really stem from a mixture of Judaism and Christianity...[we English] had 1688, our quiet revolution, where Parliament exerted its will over the King...it was not the sort of Revolution that France's was...'Liberty, equality, fraternity' - they forgot obligations and duties I think. And then of course the fraternity went missing for a long time. Margaret Thatcher kingsrightsthinking At one end of the spectrum are the terrorist gangs within our borders, and the terrorist states which finance and arm them. At the other are the hard left operating inside our system, conspiring to use union power and the apparatus of local government to break, defy and subvert the law. Margaret Thatcher unionsgovernmentlaw If you go into what I call a bubble boom, every bubble bursts. Margaret Thatcher bubblesifs Putting the World to Rights Margaret Thatcher confidencerightsworld People constantly requesting government intervention are casting their problems at society. And, you know, there's no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look after themselves first. It is our duty to look after ourselves and then, also, to look after our neighbours. Margaret Thatcher menpeoplelooks Successful entrepreneurship is ultimately a matter of flair. But there is also a fund of practical knowledge to be acquired and, of course, the right legal and financial framework has to be provided for productive enterprise to develop. Margaret Thatcher financialsuccessfulmatter The battle for women's rights has largely been won. The days when they were demanded and discussed in strident tones should be gone forever. I hate those strident tones we hear from some Women's Libbers. Margaret Thatcher haterightsforever I believe that the royal family are a focus of patriotism, of loyalty, of affection and of esteem. That is a rare combination, and we should value it highly. Margaret Thatcher focusloyaltybelieve We very much hope that as we get growth that we can reduce the burden of taxation, that we can reduce income tax and increase the amount of genuine free enterprise and business enterprise... This is going... toward the restoration of the personal responsibility, the independence, with every man a property owner, every man a capitalist. Margaret Thatcher responsibilitywisdommen
