[Margaret Thatcher] said there was no thing such as society. This is what I find so interesting psychologically. … - Hilary Mantel

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Hilary Mantel

[Margaret Thatcher] said there was no thing such as society. This is what I find so interesting psychologically. Where did she come from? She had no mother. Her father came from a very identifiable background: religious, highly conformist.

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