There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We do not achieve happiness or salvation in isolation from each other but as members of society — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We introduced the Community Charge. I still call it that. I like the Poles - I never had any intention of taxing… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I must be absolutely clear about this. Britain cannot accept the present situation on the budget. It is demonstrably unjust. It is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It has been suggested by some people in this country that I and my Government will be a 'soft touch' in the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It has been suggested by some people in this country that I and my government will be a "soft touch" in the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We believe in a free Europe, not a standardised Europe. Diminish that variety within the member states, and you impoverish the whole… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Yes, the Commission wants to increase its powers, Yes, it is a non-elected body and I do not want the Commission to… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If I were a German today, I would be proud, proud but also worried. I would be proud of the magnificent achievement… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Law and order is a social service. Crime and the fear which the threat of crime induces can paralyse whole communities, keep… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I pay tribute to John Major's achievement in persuading the other 11 Community Heads of Government that they could move ahead to… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
When you stop a dictator, there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Ideally, when Christians meet, as Christians do, to take counsel together, their purpose is not ( or should not be) to ascertain what is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
There are dangers in consensus: it could be an attempt to satisfy people holding no particular views about anything. ... No great party can… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history books, a distant… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I don't think any woman in power really has a happy life unless she's got a large number of women friends ... because you… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
People from my sort of background needed grammar schools to compete with children from privileged homes like Shirley Williams and Anthony Wedgwood Benn. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image