In War, Whichever Side May Call Itself

I Believe It Is Peace For Our Time.

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.

We Are Resolved That The Method Of Consultation Shall Be The Method Adopted To Deal With Any Other Questions That May Concern Our Two Countries, And We Are Determined To Continue Our Efforts To Remove Possible Sources Of Difference, And Thus To Contribute To Assure The Peace Of Europe.

Ever Since I Assumed My Present Office My Main Purpose Has Been To Work For The Pacification Of Europe, For The Removal Of Those Suspicions And Those Animosities Which Have So Long Poisoned The Air. The Path Which Leads To Appeasement Is Long And Bristles With Obstacles. The Question Of Czechoslovakia Is The Latest And Perhaps The Most Dangerous. Now That We Have Got Past It, I Feel That It May Be Possible To Make Further Progress Along The Road To Sanity.

However Much We May Sympathize With A Small Nation Confronted By A Big And Powerful Neighbor, We Cannot In All Circumstances Undertake To Involve The Whole British Empire In A War Simply On Her Account. If We Have To Fight It Must Be On Larger Issues Than That.