Margaret Thatcher Socialism Speech
The text published in alistair cookes edition of mts conference speeches appears to derive from the press release.
Margaret thatcher socialism speech. No speaking text has survived. Socialism in great britain had one outstanding successmargaret. It is plain from study of the speaking text that mt made a few changes after the press release had been issued and that the speech as delivered will have embodied them.
Noted that the audience applauded every passage of the speech not one was delivered without interruption. It is good to recall how our freedom has been gained in this countrynot by great abstract campaigns but through the objections of ordinary men and women to having their money taken from them by the state. Extracts from the speech were used in a party political broadcast on 27 october 1988.
They stretch across decades of her public life. Health policy private health care labour party socialism law order northern. We all know what they really mean power over people power to the state.
I offer here some of margaret thatchers most incisive remarks about the socialism some americans seem attracted to these days. Margaret thatcher once said that the trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples money. Kensington town hall chelsea.
Socialism tries to make all of us equal to one another. Speech in perth scotland 13 may 1983 socialists cry power to the people and raise the clenched fist as they say it. The text was checked against delivery and audience reaction noted retained in text.
Socialism is very good at promising all the benefits well never see. Conservative central council speech 15 march 1986. The press release 4276 was embargoed until 2000.