It is one of the great weaknesses of reasonable men and women that they imagine that projects which fly in the face of commonsense are not serious or being seriously undertaken.
Margaret ThatcherInflation is the parent of unemployment and the unseen robber of those who have saved.
Margaret ThatcherI'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look.
Margaret ThatcherWell, there's a lot to react against![in response to the accusation that she was a reactionary]
Margaret ThatcherMy belief in free competitive economic enterprise does not rest solely or even mainly on arguments of economic efficiency, though, heaven knows, these are cogent enough. It rests essentially on the view that the free market is the only safe way of ensuring that productive effort is directed towards supplying what individuals actually want, and in a way which secures the dignity and independence of the worker.
Margaret Thatcher