The perceptions of Ronald Reagan as a political figure and a foreign policy maker are numerous. He was seen by some, as an "warrior", by others such as Margaret Thatcher, as a savior, the man who "won the cold war without firing a shot. Some people were concerned about the idea of having a president who had "prejudices about the Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan's management of government affairs and foreign matters led many of his …showed first 75 words of 269 total…

…showed last 75 words of 269 total…the ash-heap of history." His primary goals in regards to communism can be traced back a long way. In a 1962 speech, at which time he was governor of California, he described the political system of the Soviet Union as "a single world-wide force dedicated to the destruction of our free enterprise system and the creation of a Socialist State." This approach to the Soviet system is affirmed and consolidated by speeches made throughout his presidency.