The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out. — 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
We shall take whatever action is necessary to contain the growth of the money supply. The government, unlike so many of its… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The people of the Falkland Islands, like the people of the United Kingdom, are an island race. They are few in number… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I have made it quite clear that a unified Ireland was one solution that is out. A second solution was a confederation… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Under a Labour government, there's virtually nowhere you can put your savings where they would be safe from the state. ... If… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I applaud strong government, but not overweening government sustained by cronies, ciphers and a personality cult. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It's the Labour Government that have brought us record peacetime taxation. They've got the usual Socialist disease - they've run out of… — 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
The legal system we have and the rule of law are far more responsible for our traditional liberties than any system of… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
At one end of the spectrum are the terrorist gangs within our borders, and the terrorist states which finance and arm them.… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
How very popular to say, 'spend more on this, expend more on that.' And of course, we all have our favorite causes;… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If one generation is expected to carry an excessive burden on behalf of another, it will seek by every means to avoid… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.” — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It must be a conviction Government. As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments. — 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
The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
When government does its job properly people are free to do theirs. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
When all the objectives of government include the achievement of equality - other than equality before the law - that government poses… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Whether manufactured by black, white, brown or yellow hands, a widget remains a widget – and it will be bought anywhere if… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look. — 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
