Whether at home or abroad, the task of statesman is to work with human…

Margaret Thatcher
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Whether at home or abroad, the task of statesman is to work with human nature warts and all, and to draw on instincts and even prejudices that can be turned to good purpose. It is never to try to recreate Mankind in a new image.
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