There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors.I mean it – Margaret Thatcher

There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families – Margaret Thatcher

If you want to cut your own throat, don’t come to me for a bandage – Margaret Thatcher

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing – Margaret Thatcher

It pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend – Margaret Thatcher

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country – Margaret Thatcher