Margaret Thatcher Bobby Sands Quotes
Prime minister margaret thatcher served notice in the house of commons today that britain would not change its policy on northern ireland despite the death of robert sands on the 66th day of his.
Margaret thatcher bobby sands quotes. He had money as well. Speeches on home and european affairs 1975 1988. No one would remember the good samaritan if hed only had good intentions.
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money. The treatment of the prisoners the british governments refusal to make concessions and thatchers comment upon the death of bobby sands that he was a convicted criminal who chose to take his own life. There is only taxpayers money.
But thatcher was in no doubt that they were not prisoners of war. In the two weeks following sands death three more hunger strikers died. Crime is crime is crime.
He chose to take his own life. Bobby sands who died on hunger strike in the maze prison pictured right but privately lady thatcher admitted to having a certain admiration for bobby sands and nine other prisoners who died on. Bobby sands deliberate slow suicide is intended to precipitate civil war.
It was a choice that his organisation did not allow to many of its victims. Sands was a convicted criminal. The latter would be viewed in a reasonable world not as a charismatic martyr but as a fanatical suicide whose regrettable death provides no sufficient occasion for killing others.
On 9 april 1981 bobby sands won the election with over 30000 votes almost 10000 more than thatcher had won in her home constituency of finchley in the 1979 uk general election. Margaret thatcher showed no sympathy for his death telling the house of commons that mr. The revival of britain.
Thatcher will be especially remembered for her shameful role during the epic hunger strikes of 1980 and 81 photograph. Bobby sands and his fellow prisoners in the maze argued that they should be given prisoner of war status. Quotes 1 5.
The former deserved veneration and influence. There is no such thing as public money. The object is to change the heart and soul.
Pa the funeral of republican hunger striker bobby sands.