2013年4月8日撒切尔夫人（1979—1990年任英国首相）逝世，有人评论道：“赞美她的人，称她是捍卫自由世界，振兴英国经济的英雄”。这一评论主要是基于撒切尔夫人就任首相时英国政府（   ）

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    An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he was not far away from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not repair it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old man.

    "Where is your light?" asked the policeman. "No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law." "I had a light, but it has just gone out," said the old man.

    "I don't believe that story. What's your name and where do you live?" asked the policeman. "Please don't write down my name," said the old man. "My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way."

    "You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"

    The old man quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman's hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. "Now, what do you think?" said the old man. "Did I come all the way without a light?"

材料一   正是由于机器使印度赤贫遍野。曼彻斯特给我们造成的伤害难以估量。由于曼彻斯特，印度的手工业差不多消亡了。但是我犯了一个错误。怎么能责怪曼彻斯特呢？我们穿着曼彻斯特的衣服，所以曼彻斯特才生产它们。

    ——甘地《印度自治》

材料二   自治是一座伟大的机构，……但中心始终是纺纱车，所有活动都要围绕它旋转。

                                                           ——止默《甘地论》

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