669 Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

To the extent that the West is to blame at all for the ills of the Third World it is to the extent that the West created Marx and his successors, among whom must be numbered many of those who advised the Third World leaders in post-war years.

Hope is no basis for a defense policy.

The accumulation of wealth is a process which is of itself morally neutral. True, as Christianity teaches, riches bring temptations. But then so does poverty.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

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

Our judgement is that the presence of the Royal Marines garrison is sufficient deterrent against any possible aggression.

I can cope with nine of them, so they ought to be able to stand one of me. They could end the tiresomeness and stubbornness by giving me what I want.

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.

Dictators can be deterred, they can be crushed-but they can never be appeased.