It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake. Margaret Thatcher More Quotes by Margaret Thatcher More Quotes From Margaret Thatcher The patronage state is an arrogant state. It assumes it can spend your money better than you do. Yet it expects you to work for it in the first place. Margaret Thatcher arrogant assuming firsts We speak of peace, yes, but whose peace? Poland's? Bulgaria's? The peace of the grave? Margaret Thatcher cold speak war Their pitiless ideology only survives because it is maintained by force. But the day comes when the anger and frustration of the people is so great that force cannot contain it. Then the edifice cracks: the mortar crumbles. Margaret Thatcher frustration war people Business success isn't just a selfish aim. Profits spread beyond those who make them and bring jobs and prosperity. Margaret Thatcher business-success selfish jobs It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is not the way I see it. Rather it seems to me that throughout my life in politics our ambitions have steadily shrunk. Our response to disappointment has not been to lengthen our stride but to shorten the distance to be covered. But with confidence in ourselves and in our future what a nation we could be! Margaret Thatcher distance disappointment ambition The lesson is clear. Inflation devalues us all. Margaret Thatcher devalue clear lessons (I)t is highly questionable whether when 'Europe speaks with one voice', as we are so often told it is doing, anyone is really listening. Europe's reputation as a serious player in international affairs is unenviable. It is a feeble giant who desperate attempts to be taken seriously are largely risible. It has a weak currency and a sluggish inflexible economy, still much reliant on hidden protectionism. It has a shrinking, ageing, population and, with the exception of Britain, rather unimpressive armed forces and, not excepting Britain, muddled diplomacy. Margaret Thatcher taken player europe Economics are the method; the object is to change the soul. Margaret Thatcher economics government soul The fact that seasoned politicians can say such ridiculous things - and get away with it - illustrates the degree to which the new dogma... has swept through the left-of-centre governing classes. Margaret Thatcher degrees class facts The secret of happiness is to live within your income and pay your bills on time. Margaret Thatcher income secret pay The Kosovo campaign was a just and necessary war. And I believe that Blair - of whom I have many criticisms - in this case showed real determination in conducting it. Margaret Thatcher determination real war They [Federalist European Politicians] divide their time between court room, prison and debating chamber - giving a whole new meaning to the term 'conviction politician'. Margaret Thatcher prison giving rooms When hecklers stand up, I get a mental jump for joy. It gives me something to get my teeth into - and the audiences love it. Margaret Thatcher teeth joy giving I think Essex Man will vote for a Conservative Government. Margaret Thatcher essex men thinking We do not have a freehold on the earth, only a full repairing lease Margaret Thatcher future vision earth We are not in politics to ignore peoples' worries, we are in politics to deal with them. Margaret Thatcher deals politics worry It is important not to allow ever wider coalition-building to become an end in itself. As we saw in the Gulf War of 1990, international pressures, particularly those exerted from within an alliance, can result in the failure to follow actions through and so leave future problems unresolved. Margaret Thatcher alliances important war 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 requirements should-have firsts Whether at home or abroad, the task of statesman is to work with human nature warts and all, and to draw on instincts and even prejudices that can be turned to good purpose. It is never to try to recreate Mankind in a new image. Margaret Thatcher prejudice home trying The role of Ronald Reagan had been deliberately diminished; the role of the Europeans, who, with the exception of Helmet Kohl, were often keen to undermine America when it mattered, had been sanitized; and the role of Mr. Gorbachev, who had failed spectacularly in his declared objective of saving communism and the Soviet Union, had been absurdly misunderstood. Margaret Thatcher misunderstood unions america
