Like Marxism, Thatcherism is, in fact, riddled with contradictions. Mrs. Thatcher, on the other hand, is free of doubt; she is the label on the can of worms.

Quote by Julian Critchley

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Disloyalty is the secret weapon of the Tory Party.

Disloyalty is the secret weapon of the Tory Party.

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President...

I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President...

The smaller the stakes, the pettier the politics.

The smaller the stakes, the pettier the politics.

A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment

A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment

Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority...

Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority...

American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture...

American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture...

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something Before a noise,...

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something Before a noise,...

I happen to think that American politics is one of the noblest arts of mankind;...

I happen to think that American politics is one of the noblest arts of mankind;...

In answer to your inquiry, I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming...

In answer to your inquiry, I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming...

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly....

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly....

In the heat of a political lifetime, Ronald Reagan innocently squirrels away tidbits of misinformation...

In the heat of a political lifetime, Ronald Reagan innocently squirrels away tidbits of misinformation...

Only Napoleon did more than me. But I'm taller than him.

Only Napoleon did more than me. But I'm taller than him.

Without alienation, there can be no politics.

Without alienation, there can be no politics.

Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand,...

Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand,...

What use is it to endure the Dutch Rubs and Indian Rope Burns that are...

What use is it to endure the Dutch Rubs and Indian Rope Burns that are...

Politics, when I am in it, it makes me sick.

Politics, when I am in it, it makes me sick.

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a...

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a...

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.