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Portrait of Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

(1925–2013) Research Scientist

539 quotes in 2136 categories

When you stop a dictator, the risk of action is weighed against the risk of doing nothing. A leader notes that consensus can hide a lack of real views. Observations about being a female prime minister and the need for supportive friends highlight gender challenges in politics.

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Margaret Thatcher was a research scientist, best known for The Downing Street Years.

Quick Facts About Margaret Thatcher

Born: October 13, 1925
Died: April 8, 2013
Profession: Research Scientist
Notable works: The Downing Street Years

About Margaret Thatcher

She was the longest‑serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the position. As prime minister she introduced a set of economic policies that became known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist called her the “Iron Lady,” a nickname that reflected her strong, uncompromising leadership style.

Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

A quick cure is a quack cure.

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I fight on. I fight to win.

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Fight

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You can't lead from the crowd.

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I am always on the job.

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Jobs

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My job is to stop Britain from going red.

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Britain

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I am not a compromiser on fundamentals.

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I never hugged him, I bombed him.

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Putting the World to Rights

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Confidence

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Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money.

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Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus.

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Consensus

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Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper.

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Constitution

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When will Labour learn that you cannot build Jerusalem in Brussels.

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Britain

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I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air.

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When I'm out of politics I'm going to run a business, it'll be called rent-a-spine

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Business

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We only need to be lucky once. You need to be lucky every time.

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Inspirational

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Never in the history of human credit has so much been owed.

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Credit

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If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve…

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Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more…

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Age

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If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better…

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It must be a conviction Government. As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments.

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Argument

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If someone is confronting our essential liberties, if someone is inflicting injuries and harm, by God I'll confront them!

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In politics, if you want anything said ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

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Feminism

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The Kosovo campaign was a just and necessary war. And I believe that Blair - of whom I have many criticisms -…

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I'll stay until I'm tired of it. So long as Britain needs me, I shall never be tired of it.

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Britain

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John Gummer just did not have the political clout or credibility to rally the troops. I had appointed him as a sort…

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Clout

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I am much nearer to creating one nation than Labour will ever be. Socialism is two nations. The privileged rulers, and everyone…

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It is one of the great weaknesses of reasonable men and women that they imagine that projects which fly in the face…

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Faces

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To me consensus seems to be - the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies in search of something in…

Margaret Thatcher

Belief

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We intend freedom and justice to conquer. Yes, we do have a creed and we wish others to share it. But it…

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Belief

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We are a British nation with British characteristics. Every country can take some small minorities and in many ways they add to…

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I remain totally convinced that when children are young, however busy we may be with the practical duties inside the home, themost…

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I hope we shall see more ande more women combining marriage and a career. Prejudice against this dual role is not confined…

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Yes, the Commission wants to increase its powers, Yes, it is a non-elected body and I do not want the Commission to…

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Body

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(I)t is highly questionable whether when 'Europe speaks with one voice', as we are so often told it is doing, anyone is…

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Affair

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The spirit of the South Atlantic was the spirit of Britain at her best. It has been said that we surprised the…

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It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high.…

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Ambition

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Law and order is a social service. Crime and the fear which the threat of crime induces can paralyse whole communities, keep…

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It has been suggested by some people in this country that I and my Government will be a 'soft touch' in the…

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I call the Conservative Party now to a crusade. Not only the Conservative Party. I appeal to all those men and women…

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If in the 1930s nuclear weapons had been invented and the Allies had been faced by Nazi SS20s and Backfire Bombers, would…

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Margaret Thatcher by topic

Politics (71) People (69) Inspirational (55) Freedom (45) Government (41) Europe (40) Men (36) Country (34) World (32) War (32) Iron lady (31) Money (30) Britain (30) Thinking (27) Love (26)