June 05, 2004
Thatcher on Reagan:
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher summed up Reagan's legacy this way as he prepared to step down from power:
''You have changed attitudes and perceptions about what is possible - the most difficult thing of all in politics. And you have done it not by bowing to the wishes and whims of others, but by standing firm in your beliefs.
``It's as if you had said at the beginning of your life in politics, 'This I believe. This I act upon. This I will always believe. This I will always act upon.' And thank goodness you have,'' said Thatcher, his fellow conservative, great friend and closest ally.
RIP Gipper