If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bu…

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If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it. ✨ Margaret Thatcher (1997). The collected speeches of Margaret Thatcher, HarperCollins
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If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it. ✨ Margaret Thatcher (1997). The collected speeches of Margaret Thatcher, HarperCollins

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