History Quote by Kwasi Kwarteng

[Margaret] Thatcher had just become prime minister; there was talk about whether it was an advance to have a woman prime minister if it…

— Caryl Churchill

It is quite clear that history will record that Margaret Thatcher was the greatest Prime Minister this country has had since Churchill.

— Nigel Lawson

Being the only girl in the world who can say that her mother was Britain's first woman Prime Minister is honour enough for me.

— Carol Thatcher

If Hillary's the first woman president, well, in England we already know what a Margaret Thatcher is. It's not an end unto itself to…

— Anohni

It was unfortunate for other women who might come after [Margaret Thatcher] that the first woman to become prime minister was a male impersonator.

— Hilary Mantel

Margaret Thatcher was a pioneer, willingly or unwillingly, for the role of women in politics,

— Meryl Streep

Margaret Thatcher was a lady. I suppose she was a woman in a man's world, but that's about the only nice thing I have…

— Lauren Mayberry

Margaret Thatcher - this great lady has not only served her country well, she has served the free world well.

— Ronald Reagan

I have an ambivalent relationship with Margaret Thatcher. She came to power in May 1979 - a month before my 11th birthday. I was…

— Sara Sheridan

Margaret Thatcher had more impact on the world than any woman ruler since Catherine the Great of Russia. Not only did she turn around…

— Paul Johnson

I am not as cross about Thatcher now as I was in the '80s. Begrudgingly, I can see that some of her policies helped…

— Martin Parr

I think Mrs Thatcher did more damage to democracy, equality, internationalism, civil liberties, freedom in this country than any other Prime Minister this century.…

— Tony Benn