We intend freedom and justice to conquer. Yes, we do have a creed and we wish others to share it. But it is not part of our policy to impose our beliefs by force or threat of force.
Margaret ThatcherIt is important not to allow ever wider coalition-building to become an end in itself. As we saw in the Gulf War of 1990, international pressures, particularly those exerted from within an alliance, can result in the failure to follow actions through and so leave future problems unresolved.
Margaret ThatcherNaturally, it is with some temerity that the pupil speaks before the master, because you know more about the Common Market than anybody.
Margaret ThatcherIf my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim.
Margaret ThatcherIt took us a long time to get rid of the effects of the French Revolution 200 years ago. We don't want another one.
Margaret ThatcherIf I were a German today, I would be proud, proud but also worried. I would be proud of the magnificent achievement of rebuilding my country, entrenching democracy and assuming the undoubtedly preponderant position in Europe. But a united Germany can't and won't subordinate its national interests in economic or in foreign policy to those of the Community indefinitely. Germany's new pre-eminence is a fact - and its power is a problem - as much for Germans as for the rest of Europe.
Margaret Thatcher