| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 11215 |
| QUOTATION: | 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. I cannot believe that such a programme would be rejected by the people of this country, even if it does mean the establishment of personal contact with the dictators. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940), British Conservative politician, prime minister. Speech, October 6, 1938, to the House of Commons.
Delivered one week after Chamberlain’s return from the Munich Conference. |
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