This work has been declared by the AHA board as historic, and is superseded by Humanist Manifesto III. The Manifesto is a product of many minds. It was designed to represent a developing point of view, not a new creed.
Re: the iron law of oligarchy Aug22-09, 10:47 PM JRDunassigned: The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory, first developed by the German syndicalist sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book, Political Parties. This is actually wrong.
Thatcher never said this, and, as others have explained, it originated long before Gandhi or Thatcher were born. Thatcher speaking this quote in her doctorâs office is lovely fiction created by the 2012 film The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep. Much of that film was historically fraudulent. The film says the quote was favored by her grocer father, Alfred Roberts, but there is no evidence that this is true.