Socialists cry “Power to the people”, and raise the clenched fist as t…

Margaret Thatcher
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Socialists cry “Power to the people”, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean - power over people, power to the State. ✨ Margaret Thatcher (1989). The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988
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Socialists cry “Power to the people”, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean - power over people, power to the State. ✨ Margaret Thatcher (1989). The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988

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