I was told I would never get into the House of Commons. I was told I would never get into the Cabinet. I was told I would never be Leader of the Opposition. And I was told I would never be Prime Minister. So I don't take too much notice of what I'm told.
— Margaret Thatcher Contemporary

British PM, Iron Lady

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Interview, LBC Radio

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1987

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/106883

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