Thatcher on morality of wealth

Title

Thatcher on morality of wealth

Genre

Speech

TX Date

21 May 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:15:55

Description

Speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the opening of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, outlining the moral and philisophical background to her polices and defending capitalist policies. She says it is not creating wealth that is a sin, but rather love of money for its own sake.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Capitalism; Christianity; Moral values; Wealth; Spirituality; Christians; Church of Scotland; Social reform

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