English - Leader | October 13, 1925 - April 8, 2013
I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.
Margaret Thatcher
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Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.
MoneyHeavenEarthPenniesHere
The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build.
EnvyBuildSpiritNeverDestroy
I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air.
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We Conservatives hate unemployment.
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Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
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If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage.
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Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus.
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I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.
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To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.
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If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim.
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Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.
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