The Real Legacy of Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady by The Heritage Foundation

In the spring of 1979
In the wake of Britain's "Winter of Discontent"
Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party
Won a landslide victory
The Iron (1)________ took the helm of a fading Britain
The sick man of Europe
As it had come to be known
But she refused to accept that decay
Was inevitable
And that the job of the British governmen
Was to manage decline
Britain, should believed, could do better

"Some socialists seem to believe
That (2)____________ should be numbers in a state computer
We believe they should be individuals
We're all unequal
No one, thank heavens, is (3)__________ like anyone else
However (4)________ the socialists
May (5)______________ otherwise
And we believe that everyone
Has the right to be unequal
But to us
Every (6)__________ being is equally important"

And while she had no shortage of critics
"The Prime (7)________________ is (8)__________ that
I detest every single one of her (9)________________ policies
And I have never (10)____________ that fact"
"I think the Honorable (11)__________________ knows
That I (12)________ the same contempt
For his socialist policies
As the the people of east Europe
Who have (13)______________________ them..."
She was secure in her faith
That her (14)________________________ vision was right
"One of the great (15)______________ of our time
Is about how (16)________ of your money
Should be spent by the state
And how much you should keep
To spend on (17)________ family
If the state wishes to spend more
It can do so only by borrowing your savings
Or by (18)____________ you more
And it's no good thinking someone (19)________ (20)________ pay
That someone else is you"
She knew what Ronald (21)____________ knew
That free markets and a (22)________ people
Are the best defense (23)______________ tyranny
And that peace comes through strength
Not accommodation
"Mr. Speaker
Wars are not caused
By the build-up of weapons
They are caused (24)________ an aggressor
Believes he can achieve his objectives
At an acceptable price"

America now stands at a crossroads
One path leads to deficits
Decreasing influence and decline
The other a (25)______________ American dream
We all want

"Mr. Chairman
People want to live in peace
Real lasting peace
The peace that comes
From independence of the state
And (26)__________ able to run your own life
Spend your own money
And make your own choices
And, above all
The (27)__________ of a country
Which is properly defended
Against any potential adversary"
As we take stock of our choices
The legacy of Britain's Iron Lady
Remains a (28)__________________ guide

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