And, indeed, she had yet to show everyone how truly courageous she was. It seemed that it was by some stroke of divine intervention and some fateful intersection of events that Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan arrived on the world stage at the precise moment when freedom was in great peril. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say that Margaret Thatcher not only rescued her own country, but, alongside Ronald Reagan, helped to change the direction of the whole world. And at a time when dictators like Leonid Brezhnev were boasting that communism is irreversible, Margaret Thatcher's strength, courage, and determination helped the West win the Cold War. And for more than 11 years, the free world turned to her for her convictions, her insight, and her leadership.
Most politicians are satisfied to achieve some form of consensus.
Well, Margaret Thatcher was not interested in consensus for its own sake. Her economic policies not only complemented ours, but became a model for the world. Indeed, in some areas, she was the real trailblazer. Thatcher knew that the price of daring greatly was the certainty of powerful opposition. But more often than not, Mrs. Thatcher overcame the odds and bested her adversaries.