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
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If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.
a great loss not only to Jordan, not only to the Middle East, but I think to the world as a whole.
...Conservatives have excellent credentials to speak about human rights. By our efforts, and with precious little help from self-styled liberals, we were largely responsible for securing liberty for a substantial share of the world's population and defending it for most of the rest.
If your only opportunity is to be equal then it is not opportunity.
Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper.
Remember the 'Parable of the Talents' in the New Testament? Christ exhorts us to be the best we can be by developing our skills and abilities, by succeeding in all our tasks and endeavors. What better description can there be of capitalism?
There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves.
We need to create a mood where it is everywhere thought morally right for as many people as possible to acquire capital.
The first step in calculating which way to go is to find out where you are.
I hate feminism. It is poison,
When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on your hands.
It is not the business of politicians to please everyone.
The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour.