Because much rewriting of history is destroying the truth.
The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
Quote Background
An excerpt from a Conservative Party Conference speech delivered by Margaret Thatcher on October 14, 1988 in Brighton.
Biography
MARGARET HILDA THATCHER, Baroness Thatcher, LG OM PC FRS (née Roberts, 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. Margaret Thatcher also served as Secretary of State for Education and Science, and Member of Parliament for Finchley.