To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.

Quote by Margaret Thatcher

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This lady is not for turning.

This lady is not for turning.

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not...

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not...

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of...

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of...

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are,...

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are,...

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on...

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on...

No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary -...

No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary -...

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a...

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a...

Do what you know is right & importance, it is the highroad to pride, self-esteem,...

Do what you know is right & importance, it is the highroad to pride, self-esteem,...

Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus.

Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus.

I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That...

I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That...

There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there...

There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there...

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

What Britain needs is an iron lady.

Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.

Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the...

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the...

In politics, if you want anything said ask a man. If you want anything done,...

In politics, if you want anything said ask a man. If you want anything done,...

Ever since they found out that Lassie was a boy, the public has believed the...

Ever since they found out that Lassie was a boy, the public has believed the...

You don't know a women till you've met her in court.

You don't know a women till you've met her in court.

To men, women are just city buses. There's another one every five minutes.

To men, women are just city buses. There's another one every five minutes.