Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper. ✨ Statecra…

Margaret Thatcher
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Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper. ✨ Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World. Book by Margaret Thatcher, April 16, 2002.
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