We fought to show that aggression does not pay and that the robber cannot be allowed to get away with his swag. We fought with the support of so many throughout the world: the Security Council, the Commonwealth, the European Community, and the United States. Yet we also fought alone – for we fought for our own sovereign territory.
Speech to Conservative Rally at Cheltenham (July 3, 1982), regarding the Falkland Islands War. - First term as Prime Minister