Europe Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.

— Margaret Thatcher

Europe will never be like America. Europe is a product of history. America is a product of philosophy.

— Margaret Thatcher

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

— Margaret Thatcher

Let's make it clear: the Conservative Party has no plans for new NHS charges.

— Margaret Thatcher

The United States is contributing massively to the defence of Europe and we should be very grateful.

— Margaret Thatcher

The Labour Party believes in turning workers against owners; we believe in turning workers into owners.

— Margaret Thatcher

I have the money and they won't get their hands on it.

— Margaret Thatcher

Europe is... a monument to the vanity of individuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure.

— Margaret Thatcher

I was turned out because I said to Europe no, no, no. That no, no , no has now turned into yes,…

— Margaret Thatcher

I can cope with nine of them, so they ought to be able to stand one of me. They could end the…

— Margaret Thatcher

During my lifetime most of the problems the world has faced have come, in one fashion or other, from mainland Europe, and…

— Margaret Thatcher

In my lifetime all our problems have come from mainland Europe and all the solutions have come from the English-speaking nations across…

— Margaret Thatcher

I have very strong views about Europe. We're quite the best country. We rescued them. We're not going to get entangled with…

— Margaret Thatcher

We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to see them re-imposed at a European level…

— Margaret Thatcher

During my lifetime most of the problems the world has faced have come, in one fashion or another, from mainland Europe and…

— Margaret Thatcher

The European single currency is bound to fail, economically, politically and indeed socially, though the timing, occasion and full consequences are all…

— Margaret Thatcher

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

— Margaret Thatcher

In the Conservative Party we have no truck with outmoded Marxist doctrine about class warfare. For us it is not who you…

— Margaret Thatcher

I think our support for the EEC has been very half-hearted. You really cannot join any group of nations and spend all…

— Margaret Thatcher

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

— Margaret Thatcher

My first guiding principle is this: willing and active co-operation between independent sovereign states. Europe will be stronger precisely because it has…

— Margaret Thatcher

There are significant differences between the American and European version of capitalism. The American traditiionally emphasizes the need for limited government, light…

— Margaret Thatcher

But the whole history of America is quite different from Europe. People went there to get away from the intolerance and constraints…

— Margaret Thatcher

Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy…

— Margaret Thatcher

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

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

— Margaret Thatcher

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

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

— Margaret Thatcher

If I were a German today, I would be proud, proud but also worried. I would be proud of the magnificent achievement…

— Margaret Thatcher

We believe in a free Europe, not a standardised Europe. Diminish that variety within the member states, and you impoverish the whole…

— Margaret Thatcher

Our first duty to liberty is to keep our own. But it is also our duty - as Europeans - to keep…

— Margaret Thatcher

I believe we should continue to have a partnership of national states each retaining the right to protect its vital interests, but…

— Margaret Thatcher

A democratic Europe of nation states could be a force for liberty, enterprise and open trade. But, if creating a United States…

— Margaret Thatcher

We must not fall into the mistake of thinking that it is America that trades with Taiwan or Europe that trades with…

— Margaret Thatcher

What we should grasp, however, from the lessons of European history is that, first, there is nothing necessarily benevolent about programmes of…

— Margaret Thatcher

It had the effect of cementing the Anglo-American alliance. What's the good of having bases if when you want to use them…

— Margaret Thatcher

I must be absolutely clear about this. Britain cannot accept the present situation on the budget. It is demonstrably unjust. It is…

— Margaret Thatcher

(A unified) 'Europe' is the result of plans. It is, in fact, a classic utopian project, a monument to the vanity of…

— Margaret Thatcher

We weren't getting a fair deal on the budget and I wasn't going to have it. There's a great strand of equity…

— Margaret Thatcher

Whether it is in the United States or in mainland Europe, written constitutions have one great weakness. That is that they contain…

— Margaret Thatcher