On June 11th, 2004 Margaret Thatcher gave a speech to the American people at Ronald Reagan’s funeral. It wasn't Britain I was criticising. Stay and help us defeat Socialism, so that the Britain you have known may be the Britain your children will know. Well, what kind of people are we? But the Socialists are better at demolition than reconstruction, are destroying many good grammar schools. Full text of Margaret Thatcher's speech to the College of Europe: 'The Bruges Speech' By Margaret Thatcher 19 September 2008 • 7:10pm Prime … It was-Socialism. [end p41] Where copyright is the problem, the full text can be found on the Complete in his defence during the IranContra affair, told which revealed a good deal as to her political During my lifetime, all the leaders of the Conservative Party have served as Prime Minister. The economic challenge has been debated at length in this hall. I believe that, just as each of us has an obligation to make the best of his talents so governments have an obligation to create the framework within which we can do so. her intention to allow her name to go forward to the second ballot, she (Applause) After all, no Western nation has to build a wall round itself to keep its people in. her intention to allow her name to go forward to the second ballot (20 I expect they wanted to come in. MT spoke for 41 minute 16 seconds; the BBC Sound Archive has a complete recording. Blatant tactics of intimidation, designed to undermine the fundamental beliefs and values of every student. [end p44]. They've got the usual Socialist disease—they've run out of other people's money. And others, under the shelter of our education system, are ruthlessly attacking the minds of the young. Good profits today, leading to high investment, well-paid jobs and a better standard of living tomorrow. As days of hopelessness—not Days of Hope. In January 1976 she gave the The spirit of envy can destroy. “Economic policy” wrote Maynard Keynes “should not be a matter of tearing up by the roots but of slowly training a plant to grow in a different direction.” [end p28]. “I love argument, I love debate. first television interview the following day, euphoric Some of these will stay small but others will expand and become the great companies of the future. Twice as well, in fact. [Beginning of section checked against ITN Early Evening News, 10 October 1975] Let me give you my vision. (Applause). What our friends abroad want to know is whether that future is going to happen. an interviewer "there is no such thing as society", "We have not Following is the text of a speech in the House of Commons today by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as made available by her office: Mr. Speaker, seven weeks ago today, the … In the footsteps of Anthony Eden, who set us the goal of a property-owning democracy—a goal we still pursue today.(Applause). (Applause). speech which caused the Soviets to dub her "the Iron Lady", one [Protester interrupts Thatcher from the House floor...."Power to the workers...Tories out...."] Never mind -- it’s wet outside. On his own admission, Mr Wilson has at last discovered that his own Party is infiltrated by extreme left-wingers—or to use his own words it is infested with them. Freedom to choose is something we take for granted—until it is in danger of being taken away. series of famous statements that marked the end of her premiership, replied But let's examine the argument. The democracy for which our fathers fought and died is not to be laid to rest as lightly as that. We are proud of the way they have discharged their duty. They have deeper roots—in human nature and in politics. Each met the challenge-of-his-time. And on that freedom all our other freedoms depend. As long as I have health and strength, they never will be. be a nation in retreat". If only they would stop trying to prove their Socialist virility by relentlessly nationalising one industry after another. MT gave her first speech in July 1945, delivered in a town close to Grantham while she was an Oxford student home for the university holidays. [end p2]. [end p18]. I came to it as an undergraduate representing Oxford University Conservative Association (I know our Cambridge supporters will not mind.) With it goes a feeling that Parliament, which ought to be in charge, is not in charge—that the actions and the decisions are taken elsewhere. "You can't lead from the crowd." a new dominance from Brussels", the And it's the Labour Government that have pushed public spending to record levels. It is the Labour Government that have caused prices to rise at a record rate of 26 per cent a year. press to rejoice at the capture of South Georgia on 25 April 1982, announced that White And I will go on criticising Socialism, and opposing Sociali… for turning. The Winter of Discontent in 1978-79 brought rhetorical as well as political Even the Russians have to go to a capitalist country, America to buy enough wheat to feed their people. You will understand, I know, the humility I feel at following in the footsteps of great men like our Leader that year, Winston Churchill a man called by destiny who raised the name of Britain to supreme heights in the history of the free world. The Labour Government have pursued a disastrous vendetta against small businesses and the self-employed. When President Reagan died in June 2004, she delivered a I sometimes think the Labour Party is like a pub where the mild is running out. steps of Downing Street on 4 May 1979. Margaret Thatcher, future Prime Minister of Great Britain, was the leader of the Conservative Party in 1976. Or we can stop—and with a decisive act of will we can say “Enough” . led Michael Heseltine to run against her for the party leadership. And of Edward Heath who successfully led the Party to victory in 1970 and brilliantly led the nation into Europe in 1973. 51. Socialist governments set out perpetually to restrict the area of choice, Conservative governments to increase it. They know them all by heart and reel off the facts and figures, claiming that this is the rich harvest of the Communist system. Our problem is not that we have too little socialism. (Applause). Reagan's decision to bomb Libya, spoke declared that she wanted our money back. We are now seeing the full consequences of nearly twenty months of Labour Government. If it tries to bob and weave and duck around that duty when its inconvenient, if government does that, then so will the governed, and then nothing is safe—not home, not liberty, not life itself. - Margaret Thatcher With the passing of Margaret Thatcher, the world has lost one of the most iconic, formidable and courageous leaders of the 20th Century. Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Great Britain, delivered a heartwarming eulogy to comemorate the life of former US president Ronald Reagan many years after his passing. to his resignation letter on 1 November, defended herself against rough Learn the Union rules as well as the Far Left know them, and remember this. As prime minister, she was at the height of her power, a global figure whose reforms had boosted Britain’s economy. Millions of them vote for us at every Election. successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to This Party is pledged to support the unity of the United Kingdom. an interviewer "there is no such thing as society" and is We believe they should be individuals. Copyright © Margaret Thatcher Foundation 2021. see them re-imposed at a European level with a European super-state exercising The first people to uphold the law should be governments. Collins (Oxford University Press, 1998-2000). To preserve that unity and to protect the people, Catholic and Protestant alike, we believe that our armed forces must remain until a genuine peace is made. (Laughter). End of section checked against ITN News at Ten, 10 October 1975. in his defence during the IranContra affair later that year.. Elected for a third term in June 1987, she told speech to the House of Lords in June 1993. delivered an outstanding defence of the Government in the Commons. On her last day in parliament, Margaret Thatcher was questioned on the widening gap between richest 10% and poorest 10% during her Prime Ministership. We must get private enterprise back on the road to recovery, not merely to give people more of their own money to spend as they choose, but to have more money to help the old and the sick and the handicapped. or copyright prevents reproduction on the site. speech in the House of Commons, her [end p8]. Union in a speech When she returned from Paris many cabinet colleagues showed that The moral and political challenge, and the economic challenge. in a statement the following morning (22 November), hours before she Even so, I think they are wrong at giving up too soon. departing Downing Street on 28 November. [end p37]. (Applause). see them re-imposed at a European level with a European super-state exercising November). Our capitalist system produces a far higher standard of prosperity and happiness because it believes in incentive and opportunity, and because it is founded on human dignity and freedom. Unable to win the leadership ballot outright, she stood on the steps of (Applause). Of course, a halt to further State control will not on its own restore our belief in ourselves, because something else is happening to this country. She made her maiden speech in the House of Commons on 5 February 1960 and gave her first television interview the following day . The remainder are listed without a text because sometimes no record survives There are voices that seem anxious not to overcome our economic difficulties, but to exploit them, to destroy the free enterprise society and put a Marxist system in its place. We hate the idea of men and women not being able to use their abilities. [end p34]. Flags were flying over Port Stanley on 14 June. of her best Parliamentary speeches in a debate on the strikes, prayed on the It is the Labour Government whose policies are forcing unemployment higher than it need have been—thousands more men and women lose their jobs every day. bowling at the Lord Mayor's Banquet (12 November) and gave They are going ahead faster than we are; and the gap between us will continue to increase unless we change our ways. Not too slow". On 30 October 1990 she made the first of the (Laughter). She considered European Commission president Jacques Delorsa campaigner for federalisation and clashed with him publicly. On both occasions the law was broken. But their are others with special gifts who should also have their chance, because if the adventurers who strike out in new directions in science, technology, medicine, commerce and industry the arts are hobbled, there can be no advance. Whenever I visit Communist countries, their politicians never hesitate to boast about their achievements. for the disk. [end p33]. It will take time to reduce public spending, rebuild profits and incentives, to benefit from the investments which must be made. Well, how can we Conservatives make it happen? Beginning of section checked against ITN First Report, 10 October 1975. "I do not believe, in spite of all this, that the people of this country have abandoned their faith in the … speech in July 1945, delivered in a town close to Grantham while she And naturally enough, parents don't like this. opportunities. Isn't it time we spoke up for our way of life? On the contrary, they want to work for a prosperous concern. At Bruges, Belgium, in 1988, Margaret Thatcher made a powerful speech in which she outlined her opposition to proposals from the European Community for a federal structure. Now let me turn to something I spoke about in America. When the next Conservative Government comes to power many Trade Unionists will have put it there. [end p36]. Let us proclaim our faith in a new and better future for our Party and our people. All levels of income are better off than they were in 1979. The Annual Margaret Thatcher Lecture. In 1968 she gave a lecture asking What's decision to resign. Anyone who says this openly is promptly accused of seeing Reds Under the Bed. In October 1984 she survived an IRA bomb during the Conservative Conference In the speech, given at a Conservative Party Conference on Oct. 9, 1987, Thatcher declares, "Children who need to be taught to respect traditional moral values are being taught that they have an inalienable right to be gay." She invited the The preface to the [end p40]. But our Party is the Party of equality of opportunity—as you can see. There are more than 8,000. one But they have one thing in common. All Rights Reserved. MARGARET THATCHER arguably laid the foundations for Brexit in a ferocious speech that opened Britain’s eyes and transformed the then pro-EU Conservative Party to … One of the reasons why this Labour Government has incurred more unemployment than any Conservative Government since the War is because they have concentrated too much on distributing what we have, and too little on seeing that we have more. In January 1983 she Reagan was a highly influential president during his time in office, and had a lot of responsibility concerning the Cold War. We are witnessing a deliberate attack on our values, a deliberate attack on those who wish to promote merit and excellence, a deliberate attack on our heritage and great past. Margaret Thatcher’s speech on the steps of No 10 Downing Street on 4 May 1979, quoting St Francis of Assisi – “Where there is discord, let there be harmony” – is often seen as deeply hypocritical. (Applause). It's the Labour Government that have brought us record peace-time taxation. This site follow the same rules (and shares an editor). Such items have an (Applause). With achievements like that who can doubt that Britain can have a great future? She made one Margaret Thatcher's Voice on 'The Crown' Shows a Strained Iron Lady. They have to be faced together—and we have to master them both. successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to Meeting Gorbachev for the first time in December 1984 she declared: "We [end p31]. camps were revealed in August 1992. And you -- and perhaps they -- will be looking to me this afternoon for an indication of how the government sees the task before us and why we’re tackling it the way we are. I come last to what many would put first. Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister, was known for her forcefulness and wit. They are wrong. She defended Ronald W've really got a 3-day week now,—only it takes five days to do it. she warned that she was not [end p42]. Other nations have recognised that for years now. They told us that the Social Contract would solve everything. The challenge to recover economically. And how've they done it? And I will go on criticising Socialism, and opposing Socialism because it is bad for Britain—and Britain and Socialism are not the same thing. And shouldn't the rest of us ask him “Where have you been while all this has been going on, and what are you doing about it?” (Applause). (Laughter), Our leaders have been different men with different qualities and different styles. Engineers, miners, manual workers, shop assistants, farm workers, postmen, housewives—these are the essential foundations of our society. They have been a disaster for this country. To recover, to get from where we are to where we want to be, will take time. at Brighton, insisting that the Conference go on and [end p3]. But in a Socialist society parents should be seen and not heard. And that aftermore than 50 years of a State controlled economy. Why Margaret Thatcher did more than any major politician of her time to legitimise environmental concerns. rejecting Commission proposals at the Rome European Council with the words If Parliamentary democracy dies, free Trade Unions die with it. Let us resolve to heal the wounds of a divided nation. (Applause). We can’t blame them; it’s always better where the Tories are. What we face today is not a crisis of capital ism, but of Socialism. In Northern Ireland our troops have the dangerous and thankless task of trying to keep the peace and hold the balance. It is tragic that the Socialist Government, to its lasting shame, should have lost its nerve and shed its principles over the People's Republic of Clay Cross. The private sector helps to keep some of our best doctors here, and so are available part time to the National Health Service. There is one part of this country where tragically defiance of the law is costing life day after day. MT won election as Conservative leader on 11 February 1975 and gave a euphoric Texts for listed statements are available on the site in almost 70 per But the speech had an enormous impact at … We export more of what we produce than either West Germany, France, Japan or the United States. She opposed any centralisation which eroded the sovereignty of Great Britain. Busting the Margaret Thatcher Voice Coaching Myth. And all that's bitter will be Left. "No, no, no". A child from an ordinary family, as I was, could use it as a ladder as an advancement. But now everyone can see that the so-called contract was a fraud—a fraud for which the people of this country have had to pay a very high price. (Applause). speech in the House of Commons on 5 February 1960 and gave her drew an important moral from the Falklands war: "We have ceased to The trouble here is that for years the Labour Party have made people feel that profits are guilty-unless proved innocent. 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