The Collected Speeches of Margaret Thatcher
By the time she stepped down in 1990, Margaret Thatcher had  become one of her generation's outstanding political leaders, and  perhaps the most powerful woman in the world. Possessing an iron will,  she matched words with action in confronting the crises of the day in  economic affairs, in the Falklands War, in Northern Ireland, in the  great twilight struggle of the Cold War and finally in Europe. Under  her leadership, Britain broke out of its decline and self-doubt to  emerge once more as a major player on the international stage.Margaret Thatcher put intense effort into her major speeches. As a  result, they are uniquely revealing of how she developed that clear  vision which would transform Britain and help shape international  politics in the late 20th century. They begin with the speeches she  made as part of her campaign to mold the ideas of the Conservative  Party in Opposition. They continue with the famous addresses in which  she expressed her convictions as prime minister and include recent  lectures in which she gives her current, and controversial, thoughts  about the world today.This book of speeches is an essential  companion volume to the two books of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs,  as well as a masterly study of one of the great political figures of  our time.