Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't. Margaret Thatcher More Quotes by Margaret Thatcher More Quotes From Margaret Thatcher When you hold back the successful, you penalize those who need help. Margaret Thatcher successfulhelpingneeds We who are living in the west today are fortunate. Freedom has been bequeathed to us. We have not had to carve it out of nothing; we have not had to pay for it with our lives. But it would be a grave mistake to think that freedom requires nothing of us. Each of us has to earn freedom anew in order to possess it. We do so not just for our own sake, but for the sake of our children, so that they may build a better future that will sustain over the world the responsibilities and blessings of freedom. Margaret Thatcher responsibilitymistakechildren Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law. Margaret Thatcher deep-loveordercountry Do you think you would ever have heard of Christianity if the Apostles had gone out and said, ‘I believe in consensus?’ Margaret Thatcher gonebelievethinking Socialism's results have ranged between the merely shabby and the truly catastrophic - poverty, strife, oppression and, on the killing fields of communism, the deaths this century of perhaps 100 million people. Against that doctrine was set a contrary, conservative belief in a law-governed liberty. It was this view which triumphed with the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Since then, the Left has sought rehabilitation by distancing itself from its past. Margaret Thatcher wallviewspast There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty. Margaret Thatcher economicconservativeliberty The larger the slice taken by government, the smaller the cake available for everyone. Margaret Thatcher cakegovernmenttaken If your only opportunity is to be equal then it is not opportunity. Margaret Thatcher equalifsopportunity Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd. Margaret Thatcher lonelyjobsinteresting Ideally, when Christians meet, as Christians do, to take counsel together, their purpose is not ( or should not be) to ascertain what is the mind of the majority but what is the mind of the Holy Spirit - something which may be quite different. Margaret Thatcher christianmindtogether Freedom will destroy itself if it is not exercised within some sort of moral framework, some body of shared beliefs, some spiritual heritage transmitted through the Church, the family, and the school. Margaret Thatcher churchspiritualschool Life's greatest reward is life itself Margaret Thatcher rewardsserious If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing. Margaret Thatcher strong-womenencouragingleadership Israel must never be expected to jeopardize her security: if she was ever foolish enough to do so, and then suffered for it, the backlash against both honest brokers and Palestinians would be immense - 'land for peace' must also bring peace. Margaret Thatcher israellandwould-be We want a society in which we are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. That is what we mean by a moral society - not a society in which the State is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the State. Margaret Thatcher compassionmistakemean I am an undiluted admirer of American values and the American dream and I believe they will continue to inspire not just the people of the United States but millions across the face of the globe. Margaret Thatcher dreambelievepeople Individualism has come in for an enormous amount of criticism over the years. It still does. It is widely assumed to be synonymous with selfishness...But the main reason why so many people in power have always disliked individualism is because it is individualists who are ever keenest to prevent the abuse of authority. Margaret Thatcher abusepeopleyears Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history books, a distant memory of an offshore island, lost in the mist of time like Camelot, remembered kindly for its noble past. Margaret Thatcher changetimememories Citizenship should be based on those who have a close and real relationship with this country and its inhabitants. Margaret Thatcher citizenshiprealcountry Left-wing zealots have often been prepared to ride roughshod over due process and basic considerations of fairness when they think they can get away with it. For them the ends always seems to justify the means. That is precisely how their predecessors came to create the gulag. Margaret Thatcher wingsmeanthinking
