I was asked whether I was trying to restore Victorian values. I said straight out I was. And I am.
Margaret ThatcherThere are too many people who imagine that there is something sophisticated about always believing the best of those who hate your country, and the worst of those who defend it.
Margaret ThatcherGentlemen, if we don't cut spending we will be bankrupt. Yes, the medicine is harsh, but the patient requires it in order to live. Should we withhold the medicine? No. We are not wrong. We did not seek election and win in order to manage the decline of a great nation.
Margaret ThatcherTo wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Margaret ThatcherWhen in August 1793 a British delegation showed their hosts a terrestrial globe, it turned into a diplomatic incident, for the Chinese were furious to see that their empire covered so little of it. For centuries the Chinese had thought of themselves as 'The Middle Kingdom', that is the centre of the civilized world. To see otherwise was a shock.
Margaret Thatcher