"People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top."
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Margaret Thatcher quotes (page 12 of 26)
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"I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say."
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"I was asked whether I was trying to restore Victorian values. I said straight out I was. And I am."
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"We are not prepared to consider special category status for certain groups of people serving sentences for crime. Crime is crime is crime, it is not political"
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"I'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look."
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"You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive."
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"The patronage state is an arrogant state. It assumes it can spend your money better than you do. Yet it expects you to work for it in the first place."
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"Misgovernment...will often be reflected in oppressive or aggressive policies towards groups within the state or towards the state's neighbours."
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"We must not fall into the mistake of thinking that it is America that trades with Taiwan or Europe that trades with Asia. The truth is that it is American companies that trade with Taiwanese companies."
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"The battle for women's rights has been largely won."
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"We do not achieve happiness or salvation in isolation from each other but as members of society"
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"To be free is better than to be unfree – always. Any politician who suggests the opposite should be treated as suspect."
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"Never flinch. Make up your own mind and do it."
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"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of everyone else's money."
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"There is no week, nor day, nor hour, when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their supreme confidence in themselves, and lose their roughness and spirit of defiance. Tyranny may always enter—there is no charm or bar against it."
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"Personal abuse is no substitute for policy. It signals panic."
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"[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative."
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"Wars are not caused by the buildup of weapons. They are caused when an aggressor believes he can achieve his objectives at an acceptable price."
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"I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together."
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"Freedom under the law must never be taken for granted."
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