It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is not the way I see it. Rather it seems to me that throughout my life in politics our ambitions have steadily shrunk. Our response to disappointment has not been to lengthen our stride but to shorten the distance to be covered. But with confidence in ourselves and in our future what a nation we could be!


The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988 (ed. 1989)

Margaret Thatcher Quotes

It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is not the way I see it. Rather it...

It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is not the way I see it. Rather it...

It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is not the way I see it. Rather it...

It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is not the way I see it. Rather it...