Margaret Thatcher“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money” – Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925 in Grantham, England. Her father, Alfred Roberts, was one of the most important influences in her life and was the one who introduced her to the world of conservative politics. He was a devout Methodist, a local businessman, lay preacher and local mayor. They lived in the close community of the local congregation, surrounded by strong values ​​of charity and personal honesty. She was later accepted at Oxford University to pursue a career as a research chemist. Her views were profoundly influenced by one of her instructors, Dorothy Hodgkin, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. At the same time, she became interested in politics where she was elected president of the Conservative Students' Association at Oxford University. She graduated in 1947 and worked as a research chemist in Colchester and Dartford. During her free time she studied law and became a lawyer in 1954. In 1951 she married Denis Thatcher, a wealthy businessman, and in 1953 she had twins. Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to serve a Western political party and the leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. From 1979 to 1990 he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and became a prominent leader for democracy in the Cold War against communism and the Soviet Union. Thatcher had similar ideals to Ronald Reagan expressing strong anti-communism, supporting capitalism, and having an individualistic viewpoint throughout the 1980s. She was an anti-socialist and believed in reducing the role of government to reduce taxes, promote private buses... middle of paper... have a positive and negative impact on others. Because Margaret Thatcher advocates individualism, she places more value on people's freedom and individual rights than on the security and harmony of society. He desires a smaller governing role in society and believes that if everyone were free to pursue their own happiness, positions in society would emerge naturally as people's potential is discovered. On the other hand, Mao Zedong's extreme collectivism perspective believes that all people should be equal, focusing more on the well-being of the group than individual rights. He believes that the group is only as strong as its weakest link and that revolutionary change is inevitable and violent. Individualism and collectivism are two different principles but with a mixture of both, a balance and better structure of a society can be created.