Sixteen
Quotes from Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)
1.
“In politics, If you want anything
said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.”
2. “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
3.
“Being powerful is like being a
lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.”
4.
“If you just set out to be liked,
you will be prepared to compromise on anything at anytime, and would achieve
nothing. ”
5.
“You may have to fight a battle more
than once to win it.”
6.
“Do you know that one of the great
problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about
feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.”
7.
“Don't follow the crowd, let the
crowd follow you.”
8.
“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is
particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it
means they have not a single political argument left."
9.
“When I'm out of politics I'm going
to run a business, it'll be called rent-a-spine”
10.
“Europe was created by history.
America was created by philosophy.”
11.
“There is no such thing as society. There are
individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do
anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's
our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbor.
People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations.
There's no such thing as entitlement, unless someone has first met an
obligation.”
12.
“Socialists are happy until they run
out of other people's money.”
13.
“Being democratic is not enough, a
majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly
free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect
for the rule of law.”
14.
“No-one would remember the Good
Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.”
15.
“To those waiting with bated breath
for that favorite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only this to say, ‘You
turn if you want; the lady’s not for turning."
16.
“There are significant differences
between the American and European version of capitalism. The American traditionally
emphasizes the need for limited government, light regulations, low taxes and
maximum labor-market flexibility. Its success has been shown above all in the
ability to create new jobs, in which it is consistently more successful than
Europe.”
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