April 23, 2013
April 09, 2013
What Margaret Thatcher understood about income inequality
Margaret Thatcher once told an interviewer, “Of course, I am obstinate in defending our liberties and our law. That is why I carry a big handbag.” During her time as Prime Minister, Thatcher’s handbag became an iconic symbol of her ability to handle opponents. Continue Reading...
April 08, 2013
10 memorable Thatcher quotes on economics and freedom
1. “Pennies don’t fall from heaven, they have to be earned here on earth.” (Speech at Lord Mayor’s Banquet, 11/12/79)
2. “If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it.” Continue Reading...
April 08, 2013
What’s Wrong With Politics? – Lady Margaret Thatcher
In 1968, Margaret Thatcher, then a member of the Shadow Cabinet as a junior minister of Great Britain, gave a speech entitled, What’s Wrong With Politics? Despite that fact that the speech is now 45 years old, it is as relevant today as then – in some unfortunate ways. Continue Reading...
April 08, 2013
Video: John Blundell on Thatcher
April 08, 2013
Video: Thatcher on Socialism
April 08, 2013
9 Things You Should Know About Margaret Thatcher
April 08, 2013
Margaret Thatcher and the Freedom Offensive
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) provided the West with many morally courageous moments. The moniker, “The Iron Lady” was bestowed upon her by the Soviet Army newspaper Red Star in 1976 because of her piercing denouncement of communism. Continue Reading...
April 08, 2013
Video: John O’Sullivan on Margaret Thatcher
April 08, 2013
Lady Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013
Lady Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, has passed away from an apparent stroke at the age of 87.
In 2011, the Acton Institute presented Lady Thatcher with its “Faith and Freedom” award which “recognizes an individual who exemplifies commitment to faith and freedom through outstanding leadership in civic, business, or religious life.” Continue Reading...