I cannot imagine how any diplomat, or any dramatist, could improve on (Ronald Reagan's) words to Mikhail Gorbachev at the Geneva summit: 'Let me tell you why it is we distrust you.' Those words are candid and tough and they cannot have been easy to hear. But they are also a clear invitation to a new beginning and a new relationship that would be rooted in trust.
Margaret Thatcher(Not) even the US can impose peace: it has to be genuinely accepted by both parties involved.
Margaret ThatcherMost women defend themselves. It is the female of the species-it is the tigress and lioness in you which tends to defend when attacked.
Margaret ThatcherThe mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity of the nation.
Margaret ThatcherBeing 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.
Margaret ThatcherA bully has no respect for a weakling and the way to stop a bully is not to be weak. The way to stop a bully from ever being a bully is to say: "I'm as strong as you. Anything you do to me, I can do to you." We are going for nuclear and conventional disarmament but we're going about it in the right way.
Margaret Thatcher