Neville Chamberlain's most famous and historically defining quote occurred upon his return to London from the Munich Conference on September 30, 1938, when he held up the signed Anglo-German agreement and declared to the cheering crowds that it represented "peace for our time." He repeated this sentiment outside 10 Downing Street, expressing his belief that negotiations had successfully averted a catastrophic war in Europe. This statement became a tragic symbol of failed diplomacy when Nazi Germany invaded Poland less than a year later, plunging the continent into the second world war.
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