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![“I think psychologically [Margaret Thatcher] is really worth studying. I am reading Charles Moore's biography of her, and he has gotten us right there with a woman who lived the unexamined life, and lived it deliberately, and who has contempt for history, even her own.” quote by Hilary Mantel](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/13a/hilary-mantel-440_biographies_i-think-psychologically-margaret-thatche_206296.jpg)
![“My four-year-old daughter regularly requests reading Book One [the March] at bedtime; the methods of reading, delivering, and processing the book's content vary according to a kid's age and developmental level, but she's deeply affected by the story, asking follow-up questions for days.” quote by Nate Powell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8dc/nate-powell-42191_affected_my-four-year-old-daughter-regularly-requ_81516.jpg)
