For the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time.

Neville Chamberlain

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Topic

Appeasement World War II

Speaker

Neville Chamberlain

Source

Peace for Our Time (Speech)

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Chamberlain, Neville. "Peace For Our Time." 30 Sept. 1938, 10 Downing Street, London, England, UK.

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