Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS, FRICwas a British stateswoman and politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth13 October 1925
CityGrantham, England
A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.
When government does its job properly people are free to do theirs.
There are too many people who imagine that there is something sophisticated about always believing the best of those who hate your country, and the worst of those who defend it.
When you stop a dictator, there are always risks. But there are greater risks in not stopping a dictator.
When you hold back the successful, you penalize those who need help.
I do believe that political arrangements which are based upon violence, intimidation and theft will eventually break down - and will deserve to do so.
I wouldn't be worth my salt if I weren't attracting some controversy and criticism. Everyone in the world who has done something in life has attracted criticism.
I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.
We who are living in the west today are fortunate. Freedom has been bequeathed to us. We have not had to carve it out of nothing; we have not had to pay for it with our lives. But it would be a grave mistake to think that freedom requires nothing of us. Each of us has to earn freedom anew in order to possess it. We do so not just for our own sake, but for the sake of our children, so that they may build a better future that will sustain over the world the responsibilities and blessings of freedom.
When I'm out of politics I'm going to run a business, it'll be called rent-a-spine
If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. ... There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, it creates moral dilemmas for you; it requires self-discipline; it imposes great responsibilities; but such is the nature of Man and in such consists his glory and salvation.
Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing.
Marxists get up early to further their cause. We must get up even earlier to defend our freedom.