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![“How very popular to say, 'spend more on this, expend more on that.' And of course, we all have our favorite causes; I know I do. But someone has to add up the figures. Every business has to do it, every housewife has to do it, [and] every government should do it.” quote by Margaret Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ecb/margaret-thatcher-463_add_how-very-popular-to-say-spend-more-on-th_841967.jpg)
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