The application of collective guilt, running from one generation to another, is a dangerous doctrine which would leave few modern nations unscathed.
Margaret ThatcherIf a woman like Eva Peron with no ideals can get that far, think how far I can go with the ideals that I have.
Margaret ThatcherNo generation has a free hold on this earth. All we have is a life tenancy-with a full repairing lease.
Margaret ThatcherMy first guiding principle is this: willing and active co-operation between independent sovereign states. Europe will be stronger precisely because it has France as France, Spain as Spain, Britain as Britain, each with its own customs, traditions and identity. It would be folly to try to fit them into some sort of identikit European personality.
Margaret Thatcher