"I am always on the job."
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Margaret Thatcher quotes (page 26 of 26)
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"John Gummer just did not have the political clout or credibility to rally the troops. I had appointed him as a sort of nightwatchman, but he seemed to have to sleep on the job."
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"Whether it is in the United States or in mainland Europe, written constitutions have one great weakness. That is that they contain the potential to have judges take decisions which should properly be made by democratically elected politicians."
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"Our judgement is that the presence of the Royal Marines garrison is sufficient deterrent against any possible aggression."
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"We should not underestimate the enormity of the task which lies ahead. But little can be achieved without sound money. It is the bedrock of sound government."
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"I do not believe it is in the character of the British people to begrudge the lion's share to those who have genuinely played the lion's part. They are ready to recognise that those who create the wealth - and I mean not only material but intellectual wealth - enrich the whole nation."
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"I believe we should continue to have a partnership of national states each retaining the right to protect its vital interests, but developing more effectively than at present the habit of working together."
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"Free enterprise has enabled the creative and the acquisitive urges of man to be given expression in a way which benefits all members of society. Let free enterprise fight back now, not for itself, but for all those who believe in freedom."
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