The 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 ThatcherI'm standing up for the right of self-determination. I'm standing up for our territory. I'm standing up for our people. I'm standing up for international law. I'm standing up for all those territories - those small territories and peoples the world over - who, if someone doesn't stand up and say to an invader 'enough, stop', would be at risk.
Margaret ThatcherI was asked whether I was trying to restore Victorian values. I said straight out I was. And I am.
Margaret ThatcherThe election of a man committed to the cause of freedom and the renewal of America's strength has given encouragement to all those who love liberty.
Margaret ThatcherThe people of the Falkland Islands, like the people of the United Kingdom, are an island race. They are few in number but they have the right to live in peace, to choose their own way of life and to determine their own allegiance. They way of life is British; their allegiance is to the Crown. It is the wish of the British people and the duty of Her Majesty's Government to do everything that we can to uphold that right. That will be our hope and our endeavour, and, I believe, the resolve, of every Member of this House.
Margaret Thatcher