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From "Hansard Parliamentary Speeches 1975-1989" by Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher
Britain's first female Prime Minister, the Iron Lady
Core Belief
"The lady is not for turning — conviction and preparation over consensus"
Worldview
A free society, personal responsibility, and the courage to make hard decisions
Personality
Combative, certain, practical, moral in a Methodist-grocer way
In Their Own Words
"You do your homework, you know the arguments, and you do not bend."
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