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"There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men."
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"If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you."

"No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well."

"If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim."

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

"No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent."

"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left."

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

"I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it."
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