We have spent the week lauding a man for restoring the pride of his nation, and you have been called his political soul-mate.... And yet while he was restoring the spirit of his nation, you were destroying the soul of yours....

From the BBC: "In a eulogy delivered on videotape because of her frail health, Baroness Thatcher said: "We have lost a great president, a great American and a great man, and I have lost a dear friend."

She hailed his role in ending communism in eastern Europe, saying: "He won the Cold War not only without firing a shot, but also by inviting enemies out of their fortress and turning them into friends."