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There is no such thing as society
By Danny Bull | February 26, 2007
This is an excerpt from an article on the BBC web site:
“There is no such thing as society,” said Margaret Thatcher, which has since been interpreted by critics as the zenith of the every man for himself attitude.
But the then prime minister also went on to say: “There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It’s our duty to look after ourselves and then to look after our neighbour.”
Though I can’t say I’m a Thatcherite, I wholeheartedly agree with her sentiments on looking after ourselves and our neighbours.
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