“There is no such thing as “safe” Socialism. If it's safe, it…”

“There is no such thing as “safe” Socialism. If it's safe, it's not Socialism. And if it's Socialism, it's not safe. The signposts of Socialism point downhill to less freedom, less prosperity, downhill to more muddle, more failure. If we follow them to their destination, they will lead this nation into bankruptcy.”

— Margaret Thatcher

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Title: Wikiquote: Margaret Thatcher
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Speech to Conservative Central Council ("The Historic Choice") (20 March 1976)

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Thatcher, Margaret. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Margaret Thatcher. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

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