Margaret Thatcher Quote

People on all levels of income are better off than they were in 1979. The hon. Gentleman is saying that he would rather that the poor were poorer, provided that the rich were less rich. That way one will never create the wealth for better social services. as we have. What a policy. Yes, he would rather have the poor poorer, provided that the rich were less rich. That is the Liberal policy.

From her last House of Commons speech (22 November 1990) ; response to M.P. Simon Hughes - Third term as Prime Minister