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For my part, I favour an approach to statecraft that embraces principles, as long as it is not stifled by them;
\nand I prefer such principles to be accompanied by steel along with good intentions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~ Margaret Thatcher, Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World (2002)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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