Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope.

More from Margaret Thatcher

• A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country’s flag.
• Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
• Constitutions have to be written on hearts, not just paper.
• Defeat—I do not recognise the meaning of the word!
• For every idealistic peacemaker willing to renounce his self-defence in favour of a weapons-free world, there is at least one warmaker anxious to exploit the other’s good intentions.
• For my part, I favour an approach to statecraft that embraces principles, as long as it is not stifled by them; and I prefer such principles to be accompanied by steel along with good intentions.