I stand before you tonight in my red chiffon eveni — Margaret Thatcher

I stand before you tonight in my red chiffon evening gown, my face softly made up, my fair hair gently waved … the Iron Lady of the Western World! Me? A cold war warrior? Well, yes—if that is how they wish to interpret my defence of values and freedoms fundamental to our way of life.

speech at Finchley, 31 January 1976; ‘The Iron Lady’ was the name given to her by the Soviet defence ministry newspaper Red Star, which accused her of trying to revive the cold war

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