Meaning of the quote

This quote by British politician Neville Chamberlain means that he believed the world was going to have peace during his lifetime. He thought the conflicts and wars happening at that time were going to end, and people would live in harmony. However, this turned out to be wrong, as World War II began soon after he made this statement.

About Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940. He is known for his policy of appeasement, including the controversial signing of the Munich Agreement, which ceded the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany. Despite this, Chamberlain led the UK through the early stages of World War II until his resignation in 1940.

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