People
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman.
— Margaret Thatcher
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker divides political work by gender, casting men as talkers and women as doers. The contrast turns a practical question about getting results into a pointed compliment to women. Its force comes from the neat parallel wording and the sweeping generalisation behind it.
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