Margaret Thatcher There Is No Such Thing As Society Speech
And you know theres no such thing as society.
Margaret thatcher there is no such thing as society speech. One of the most misunderstood comments margaret thatcher ever made was her comment there is no such thing as society this is often taken to be a denial that individuals have any obligations to. There is only taxpayers money. And no government can do anything except.
End p3 prosperity will not come by inventing more and more lavish public expenditure programmes. There is no such thing as society. Thatcher was right there is no society aid for the poor or distressed regions must come from the citizens of the country concerned prime minister margaret thatcher.
In a vain attempt at damage limitation her office issued a clarification of her remarks to the press but the phrase quickly entered political folklore. Theres no such thing as society. No such thing as society the words there is no such thing a society do not as some claim refer to a kind of selfish individualism in which fellow citizens and the collective good are ignored margaret thatcher 1925 2013.
You do not grow richer by ordering another cheque book from the bank. Here she speaks of her understanding of the responsibility of the individual. And the worst things we have in life in my view are where children who are a great privilege and a trustthey are the fundamental great trust but they do.
No nation ever grew more prosperous by taxing its citizens beyond their capacity to pay. They are casting their problems at society. During those years she presided over a social revolution in which nationally owned industries were privatised and the welfare state was drastically reduced in size.
When margaret thatcher told an interviewer in 1987 that there is no such thing as society she lit a fire that has burned through british politics ever since. End p30 there is living tapestry of men and women and people and the beauty of that tapestry and the quality of our lives will depend upon how much each of us is prepared to take responsibility for ourselves and each of us prepared to turn round and help by our own efforts those who are unfortunate. There are individual men and women and there are families.