Politics Quotes by Margaret Thatcher · Page 2

They [Federalist European Politicians] divide their time between court room, prison and debating chamber - giving a whole new meaning to the…

— Margaret Thatcher

For the Christian there can be no social or political panaceas, no easy escapes from personal responsibility achieved by collectivising guilt or…

— Margaret Thatcher

In politics, if you want anything said ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

— Margaret Thatcher

It is always important in matters of high politics to know what you do not know. Those who think that they know,…

— Margaret Thatcher

When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on…

— Margaret Thatcher

First you win the argument, then you win the vote.

— Margaret Thatcher

We are not in politics to ignore peoples' worries, we are in politics to deal with them.

— Margaret Thatcher

It must be a conviction Government. As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments.

— Margaret Thatcher

Yet the basic fact remains: every regulation represents a restriction of liberty, every regulation has a cost. That is why, like marriage…

— Margaret Thatcher

Many of our troubles are due to the fact that our people turn to politicians for everything.

— Margaret Thatcher

“I think we have gone through a period when too many children and people have been given to understand 'I have a…

— Margaret Thatcher

There are some remarkable parallels between basketball and politics. Michael Jordan has already mastered the skill most needed for political success: how…

— 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

Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing.

— Margaret Thatcher

The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government.

— Margaret Thatcher

The mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity…

— Margaret Thatcher

When government does its job properly people are free to do theirs.

— Margaret Thatcher

When all the objectives of government include the achievement of equality - other than equality before the law - that government poses…

— Margaret Thatcher

Political success is a good deal pleasanter than political failure, but it too brings its problems.

— Margaret Thatcher

I do believe that political arrangements which are based upon violence, intimidation and theft will eventually break down - and will deserve…

— Margaret Thatcher

Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more…

— Margaret Thatcher

To be free is better than to be unfree – always. Any politician who suggests the opposite should be treated as suspect.

— Margaret Thatcher

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

— 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

I'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look.

— Margaret Thatcher