Margaret Thatcher on Socialism: 20 of Her Best Quotes
In 1979, the Iron Lady assumed the premiership of a country riven with labor strife, racked by stagflation, and run down by decades of nanny government. She proceeded to "Make Britain Great Again".
by Lawrence W. Reed
February 7, 2020
This autumn will mark 30 years since Margaret Thatcher departed 10 Downing Street as the first woman and longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th Century. What an amazing tenure it was!
A "Do-It-Yourself" Vision
In 1979, the Iron Lady assumed the premiership of a country riven with labor strife, racked by stagflation and run down by decades of nanny government. Britain struggled on all fronts as the sick man of Europe. For the most part, Thatcher didn’t propose to fix big problems through small tweaks as other cowardly or unprincipled politicians were suggesting. She set about, in her words, to “roll back the frontiers of the state.” She wanted to reinvigorate the country by restoring a culture of entrepreneurship and respect for private property. She reminded the nation of these objectives during her second of three terms when she declared,
"I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant soci…
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