The Real Legacy of Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady by The Heritage Foundation

In the spring of 1979
In the wake of Britain's "Winter of Discontent"
Margaret Thatcher's (1)________________________ Party
Won a landslide victory
The Iron Lady took the helm of a fading Britain
The sick man of Europe
As it had come to be known
But she refused to (2)____________ that decay
Was inevitable
And that the job of the British governmen
Was to manage decline
Britain, should believed, could do better

"Some socialists seem to believe
That people should be (3)______________ in a state computer
We (4)______________ they should be individuals
We're all unequal
No one, thank heavens, is quite like (5)____________ else
However much the socialists
May pretend otherwise
And we believe that everyone
Has the right to be unequal
But to us
Every human being is (6)______________ important"

And while she had no shortage of critics
"The Prime Minister is aware that
I detest every (7)____________ one of her domestic policies
And I have never hidden (8)________ fact"
"I think the Honorable Gentleman knows
That I (9)________ the same contempt
For his socialist policies
As the the people of east Europe
Who (10)________ (11)______________________ them..."
She was secure in her faith
That her (12)________________________ (13)____________ was right
"One of the great debates of our time
Is about how much of (14)________ money
Should be spent by the state
And how much you (15)____________ keep
To spend on (16)________ family
If the state wishes to spend more
It can do so only by borrowing your savings
Or by taxing you more
And it's no (17)________ thinking (18)______________ (19)________ (20)________ pay
That someone (21)________ is you"
She (22)________ what Ronald Reagan knew
That free markets and a free people
Are the best defense (23)______________ tyranny
And that peace comes through strength
Not accommodation
"Mr. Speaker
Wars are not caused
By the build-up of weapons
They are caused when an aggressor
Believes he can achieve his objectives
At an acceptable price"

America now stands at a crossroads
One path leads to deficits
Decreasing (24)__________________ and decline
The other a (25)______________ American dream
We all want

"Mr. Chairman
People want to live in peace
Real lasting peace
The peace that comes
From independence of the state
And being able to run your own life
Spend (26)________ own money
And make your own choices
And, above all
The peace of a country
Which is (27)________________ defended
Against any potential adversary"
As we take stock of our choices
The (28)____________ of Britain's Iron Lady
Remains a steadfast guide

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