107 ordspråk av Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
[But even some leading politicians of the Right have had doubts:] Nothing is more insidious than a fashionable consensus, ... Surely there is something logically suspect about a solution which is correct whatever the problem.
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[Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher praised the pontiff's role in toppling communism.] Millions owe him their freedom and self-respect. The whole world is inspired by his example, ... His life was a long struggle against the lies employed to excuse evil. By combating the falsehoods of communism and proclaiming the true dignity of the individual, his was the moral force behind victory in the Cold War.
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[Her supporters call her] The Iron Lady, ... have brought equal competence, strength and courage to everything that they do.
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[Straw] had ample power to put an end to this shameful and damaging episode, ... He has chosen instead to prolong it.
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a great loss not only to Jordan, not only to the Middle East, but I think to the world as a whole.
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A well ordered society would be one where the State only had a negative action, comparable to that of a rudder: a light pressure at the right moment to counteract the first suggestion of any loss of equilibrium.
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a wonderful Queen and an extraordinary person.
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A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.
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Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country
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Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
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Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.
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Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.
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Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
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Economics are the method; the object is to change the soul.
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Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
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