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Neville Chamberlain's "Peace For Our Time" Speech in front of 10 Downing St., eudocs.lib.byu.edu. September 30, 1938. We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will.
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Feb 24, 2024 · Neville Chamberlain's famous statement, "I believe it is peace in our time," carries with it a weight of both optimism and naivety. At face value, the quote reflects Chamberlain's hope that the Munich Agreement of 1938, through appeasement towards Hitler's expansionist aims, would prevent war and bring peace.
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Chamberlain famously returned to Britain after the agreement, declaring "peace for our time." However, this approach proved futile as Hitler continued his aggressive expansionist policies. Chamberlain's appeasement policy faced severe criticism, with many arguing that it had only emboldened Hitler and delayed the onset of war.
Neville Chamberlain I believe it is peace in our time. We would fight not for the political future of a distant city, rather for principles whose destruction would ruin the possibility of peace and security for the peoples of the earth.
Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. "I believe it is peace in our time."
30 September 1938. Image: Neville Chamberlain and his piece of paper. During the Munich Crisis of 1938, when Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain...
