Major international interventions are doomed unless the US is directly or indirectly involved. But if American politicians, officials and servicemen are to… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
We have made too much of one or two people, and we think that they can win or lose elections for us.… — 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
Israel must never be expected to jeopardize her security: if she was ever foolish enough to do so, and then suffered for… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It seems like cloud cuckoo land. If anyone is suggesting that I would go to Parliament and suggest the abolition of the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Choice is the essence of ethics: if there were no choice there would be no ethics, no good, no evil; good and… — 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
I do not understand the unilateralists. If they hated nuclear weapons as much as I do they would want them down in… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, I have spent the night thinking about this Peruvian (peace) initiative and I have to tell you that if it is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
You can present people with ideas they may come to believe in, and as a result of them they will act, if… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, if we don't cut spending we will be bankrupt. Yes, the medicine is harsh, but the patient requires it in order… — 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
But if Saddam had been in a position credibly to threaten America or any of its allies - or the coalition's forces… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
You will only succeed if you know that what you are doing is right and you know how to bring out the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Had I faltered we would have neither the success nor the international reputation we have. Yet when a woman is strong she… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The spirit of the South Atlantic was the spirit of Britain at her best. It has been said that we surprised the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If you want to get something said in the politics tell a man. If you want to get something done in the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If in the 1930s nuclear weapons had been invented and the Allies had been faced by Nazi SS20s and Backfire Bombers, would… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you tonight in my … chiffon evening gown, my face softly made up, my fair hair… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
In my work, you get used to criticisms. Of course you do, because there are a lot of people trying to get… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If your only opportunity is to be equal then it is not opportunity. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If we are safe today, it is because America has stood with us. If we are to remain safe tomorrow, it will… — 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
It can be argued - and rightly - that Taiwan is not just another regional issue: after all, the Chinese regard it… — 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
