Margaret Thatcher: Socialists Hate Freedom

"Mr President, the trouble with Labour is that they're just not at home with freedom. Socialists don't like ordinary people choosing, for they might not choose socialism." This video clip is an excerpt from Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party conference speech on 13^th Octobber, 1989.  Video source from thatcheritescot YouTube channel.

Translated by Jadranko Brkic

transcript:

Imagine a Labour canvasser talking on the doorstep to those East German families when they settle in, on freedom's side of the wall. “You want to keep more of the money you earn? I'm afraid that's very selfish. We shall want to tax that away. You want to own shares in your firm? We can't have that. The state has to own your firm. You want to choose where to send your children to school? That's very divisive. You'll send your child where we tell you.”

Mr President, the trouble with Labour is that they're just not at home with freedom. Socialists don't like ordinary people choosing, for they might not choose socialism.