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Margaret Thatcher the Spokesperson for Freedom and Faith
ChristianConceptsDaily ^ | Tom Pompowski

Posted on 04/09/2013 1:44:23 AM PDT by se99tp

She was never a politician. At least not in the understanding of the famous American preacher James Freeman Clarke, who in the nineteenth century had noticed that politicians think of the next election, a statesman, of the next generation. (...) Gorbachev never understood the value and the sense of democracy. For him democracy equals with the people’s democracy, Soviet tautology that had been used by Communist regimes as a smokescreen.

Although some public figures understood it, not many had courage to admit and even less wanted to correct Mr. Gorbachev in public.

Margaret Thatcher did.

She understood that alleged Gorbachev’s experience, as veteran politician is worthless for the West.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Philosophy; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: christianity; gorbachev; margaretthatcher; ronaldreagan; tribute; unitedkingdom
Thsi author nicely summarizes Christian attitude of Margaret Thatcher as true and sincere politician....
1 posted on 04/09/2013 1:44:23 AM PDT by se99tp
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To: se99tp

She was great

So sad she is gone

we need someone like her now that is for freedom

we don’t need these socialists like Obama that is hell bent on enslaving us


2 posted on 04/09/2013 1:59:36 AM PDT by rurgan (give laws an expiration date:so the congress has to review every 4 years to see if needed)
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To: se99tp
BRITS CELEBRATE THATCHERS DEATH
3 posted on 04/09/2013 2:31:51 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: rurgan

I think it takes: understanding and belief according to historical Christianity, sincerity, and constant education. Most of all separation from the influence of any television or today’s popular radio (even talk radio) while growing up. Only then one’s thinking and action will allow to understand real common good...


4 posted on 04/09/2013 4:50:14 AM PDT by se99tp (look)
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