“What (Winston) Churchill did in wartime, Margaret Thatcher did in peacetime.”
Michael Howard
“We have a real-world mission even in peacetime. Every time the phone goes off, you knew someone was relying on us to get there.”
Chris Walker
“This is possibly the largest incident of its kind in peacetime Europe.”
Roy Wilsher
“For the first time perhaps since (1979 to 1990 prime minister) Margaret Thatcher we will have at the head of the Conservative Party someone who is genuinely an equal match for Tony Blair -- one of the most skilful politicians of modern times,”
Channel Four
“As far as I can judge, Angela Merkel is not like Margaret Thatcher, and she actually should not try to be like her.”
Charles Moore
“With the participation of a wide range of policymakers -- from Margaret Thatcher to Jimmy Carter to Condoleezza Rice -- it has helped lay the groundwork for new approaches to national and world issues,”
Walter Isaacson
“She called Margaret Thatcher honey once and I'm sure that's never happened before or since.”
Rita Forrester
