1. “The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.”

2. “Pennies don’t fall from heaven, they have to be earned here on earth.”

3. “No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.”

4. “Economics are the method; the object is to change the heart and soul.”

5. “My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay; live within your means; put by a nest egg for a rainy day; pay your bills on time; support the police.”

6. “The choice facing the nation is between two totally different ways of life. And what a prize we have to fight for: no less than the chance to banish from our land the dark, divisive clouds of Marxist socialism and bring together men and women from all walks of life who share a belief in freedom.”

And finally (paraphrasing St. Francis of Assisi):

7. “Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope.”

http://redalertpolitics.com/2013/04/08/7-margaret-thatcher-quotes-to-inspire-conservatives/

“…and I’m glad to see that I am not alone.”

It’s amazing how this thought is repeated by so many ZTVers. I thought I was the only one too. Look at the comments on the American Thinker article, or on the Hot Air headline, and you can only be heartened.

It’s a stab at undoing Gramsci. That’s why I’m so excited by this news.

On a more optimistic tone: Is yours a ‘zero TV’ home? from The American Thinker. A possible harbinger of the people breaking the yoke of the Mainstream Media all by themselves.

Yep! For years I had gradually been losing interest in TV entertainment, but would still watch news and sports. After Election Night 2008 I quit watching TV news, but would still occasionally watch sports. After the 2012 election I cancelled my cable TV subscription and turned in my converter boxes. I realized that the money I was paying was going to support the TV channels whether I watched them or not. So I made a conscious decision to cut off my financial support. It was a small gesture on my part to “starve the beast”, and I’m glad to see that I am not alone.

Brilliant! She (and other like-thinkers) truly had an understanding that liberals don’t get.

RINOs don’t seem to get it either, or at least they are unable to articulate it.

Steve Says:
April 8th, 2013 at 4:58 pm

Obama talks about fairness. He could care less that the poorer are poorer (as they are today) just so long as the gap between the rich and poor is smaller.

And even that is a lie. Socialism is a fraud. It’s a modern-day form of feudalism. It collapses and impoverishes the middle class (the bourgeoisie), but leaves those at the very top untouched. Look at the nomenklatura in the Soviet Union, or the hereditary monarchy in North Korea, or the fact that the “man of the people” Hugo Chavez was worth billions when he died.

Look at how the Obamas live like royalty on the taxpayer’s dime. There’s a certain mentality among the poor where they don’t mind their leaders living like kings, yet they want to punish the guy down the street who has a bigger house or a nicer car.

I think Thatcher’s strength came because her principles were formed by her life experience rather than ideology.

Socialism fails because it denies individual dignity and marginalizes the value of human life. It is a system designed to consolidate capital and control in minority hands through redistributive change and other coercive acts. It is defended and propagated with the false promise of “equality.” Its proponents exploit opportunistic and vulnerability traits in the population, by promising material (e.g. money), physical (e.g. abortion), and ego (e.g. self-esteem) instant (or immediate) gratification without consequences. It also marginalizes and eviscerates competing interests, which permits corruption to progress unchecked.

There are better compromises between men and women, which are capable of respecting individual dignity, and preserving the intrinsic value of human life.

I’ve often thought that Hillary Clinton has always wanted to be our Thatcher, although from the left, of course.

But she’ll never come close. Can’t imagine Thatcher ever saying “what difference does it make,” as Hillary did in her testimony about the Benghazi debacle.