BACKGROUND
Nothing remains more vividly in my mind, looking back on my years in No. 10, than the eleven weeks in the spring of 1982 when Britain fought and won the Falklands War. Much was at stake: what we were fighting for eight thousand miles away in the South Atlantic was not only the territory and the people of the Falklands, important though they were. We were defending our honour as a nation, and principles of fundamental importance to the whole world — above all, that aggressors should never succeed and that international law should prevail over the use of force. The war was very sudden. No one predicted the Argentine invasion more than a few hours in advance, though many predicted it in retrospect. When I became Prime Minister I never thought that I would have to order British t... (查看原文)
"The cheers and clapping when a new prime minister arrives may perhaps be a traditional formality. But the tears and regrets when the outgoing prime minister makes his or her final departure are usual..."The cheers and clapping when a new prime minister arrives may perhaps be a traditional formality. But the tears and regrets when the outgoing prime minister makes his or her final departure are usually genuine."(展开)
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"The cheers and clapping when a new prime minister arrives may perhaps be a traditional formality. But the tears and regrets when the outgoing prime minister makes his or her final departure are usual... "The cheers and clapping when a new prime minister arrives may perhaps be a traditional formality. But the tears and regrets when the outgoing prime minister makes his or her final departure are usually genuine." (展开)
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The Downing Street Years× The Downing Street Works√