Margaret Thatcher

I wish I had been old enough to appreciate her while she was Prime Minister.
These are some quotes by her; they are delicious.

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.

What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner 'I stand for consensus'?

Hope is no basis for a defense policy.

Let our children grow tall and some taller than others if they have it in them to do so.

There's no such thing as entitlement, unless someone has first met an obligation.

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.

There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.

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.

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

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.