Margaret Thatcher Speech Transcript
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Margaret thatcher speech transcript. To guarantee the survival of our way of life. Evening standard 10 october 1975 noted that the audience applauded every passage of the speech not one was delivered without interruption. 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.
The text was later issued as a pamphlet by the press office at no10. Parts of the text have been checked against material broadcast on itn during the day. I expect they wanted to come in.
And you and perhaps they will be looking to me this afternoon for an indication of how the government sees the task before us and why were tackling it the way we are. Mt spoke for 41 minute 16 seconds. Kensington town hall chelsea.
It is life itself that we must battle to preserve. The press release 4276 was embargoed until 2000. The bbc sound archive has a complete recording.
Speech to the college of europe the bruges speech document type. It follows the full text transcript of margaret thatchers britain awake speech delivered at kensington town hall chelsea london uk january 19 1976. For over forty years that has been the main task of this united nations.
Its always better where the tories are. Margaret thatcher leader of the conservative party and british prime minister from 1979 1990 gave this speech in the house of parliament on october 30 1990 rejecting moves toward a more closely united europe. Protester interrupts thatcher from the house floorpower to the workerstories out never mind its wet outside.
The first duty of any government is to safeguard its people against external aggression. The video is edited. It is life itselfhuman life the innumerable species of our planetthat we wantonly destroy.
It is life itself incomparably precious that distinguishes us from the other planets.