The family is the building block of society
It is a nursery and a school to learn propriety
Also, it is a hospital and a leisure center
Offering a place of refuge and rest for those who enter
What can be done to save the family?
But return to the traditons of the past
Content with very little, they lived scantily
Of such their prayers of gratitude to God were cast
The family is a nursery and a school
A building block for the golden rule
It is a refuge, a place of rest
And it is where society finds the best
Margaret Thatcher, when she was prime minister of Great Britain, expressed this profound philosophy: “The family is the building block of society. It is a nursery, a school, a hospital, a leisure centre, a place of refuge and a place of rest. It encompasses the whole of the society. It fashions our beliefs; it is the preparation for the rest of our life.” In Nicholas Wood, “Thatcher Champions the Family,” The Times, May 26, 1988, 24.
photo-work provided by Chris Collins of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation
Verse 1] The family is the building block of society It is a nursery and a school to learn propriety Also, it is a hospital and a leisure center Offering a place of refuge and rest for those who enter [Pre-Chorus] What can be done to save the family? But return to the traditions of the past Content with very little, they lived scantily Of such their prayers of gratitude to God were cast [Chorus] The family is a nursery and a school A building block for the golden rule It is a refuge, a place of rest And it is where society finds the best The family is a nursery and a school A building block for the golden rule It is a refuge, a place of rest And it is where society finds the best [Verse 2] When the table was small, the love was wide Hands were folded low and the tears were dried Children learned truth at a steady knee And mercy grew like fruit on a tree The door stayed open for the weary night A simple home made broken hearts right Not much to hold, but enough to share A little bread, a little prayer [Pre-Chorus] What can be done to save the family? But return to the traditions of the past Content with very little, they lived scantily Of such their prayers of gratitude to God were cast [Chorus] The family is a nursery and a school A building block for the golden rule It is a refuge, a place of rest And it is where society finds the best The family is a nursery and a school A building block for the golden rule It is a refuge, a place of rest And it is where society finds the best [Bridge] Bring back the hearth and the patient voice Bring back the love that can still rejoice Teach the young the way to stand With grateful hearts and open hands [Final Chorus] The family is a nursery and a school A building block for the golden rule It is a refuge, a place of rest And it is where society finds the best The family is a nursery and a school A building block for the golden rule It is a refuge, a place of rest And it is where society finds the best
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