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'''Peace in Our Time''', a phrase taken from the ''[[Book of Common Prayer]]'', may refer to:
'''Peace in Our Time''' is a phrase used to describe a temporary peace or suspect treaty, and is often associated with [[appeasement]] or policies that are considered weak. The phrase itself is a misquote of [[Neville Chamberlain|Neville Chamberlain's]] famous "Peace for our time" declaration.


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* "[[Peace for our time]]", a phrase spoken by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain regarding the Munich Agreement of 1938, frequently misquoted as "Peace in our time"
== Origin ==
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Following the September 1938 signing of the [[Munich Agreement]], British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned to Great Britain having temporarily diffused the situation in Europe. The Munich Agreement had resulted in the annexation of the [[Sudetenland]] by [[Nazi Germany]] and the dissolution of the Czechoslovakian-French-Anglo alliance. In exchange, German ''Führer'' [[Adolf Hitler]] declared that he "Had no further territorial claims in Europe." Upon landing at [[Heston Aerodrome]] on September 30, Chamberlain raised the signed agreement aloft and declared,
==Film, television, and theatre==

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* [[Peace in Our Time (film)|''Peace in Our Time'' (film)]] or ''The Silent Battle'', a 1939 British film
"My good friends, this is the second time there has come back from Germany to Downing Street, peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time."
* [[Peace in Our Time (play)|''Peace in Our Time'' (play)]], a 1946 play by Noël Coward

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* "Peace in Our Time", an episode of ''[[Please Sir!]]''
On March 15, 1939 the German [[Wehrmacht]] annexed the remainder of Czechoslovakia, six months after the treaty had been signed. On the 1st of September Nazi Germany [[Invasion of Poland|Invaded]] Poland, pulling Great Britain and France into the war, officially opening the European Theater of [[World War II]]. Due to these events, the commonly mistaken phrase "Peace in our time" became associated with appeasement and weak foreign policy.
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* ''True Stories: Peace in Our Time?'', a 1988 British television film featuring [[John Cleese]] as Neville Chamberlain

==Books==
*''Peace in Our Time'', a 1923 novel by [[Oliver Onions]]
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*''Peace in Our Time'', a 1985 non-fiction book by [[David Atkinson (bishop)|David Atkinson]]
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*''Peace in Our Time?'', a 1991 non-fiction book by [[June Goodfield]] and Mary Fitzgerald

==Films==
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*''[[The Silent Battle]]'' or ''Peace in Our Time'', a 1939 British film

== Television ==
''[[The World at War]]'' makes frequent mention of this term in episode 1: "A New Germany"

==Games==
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*''Peace in Our Time'', an expansion set to the wargame ''[[Europa (wargame)|Europa]]''
*''"There will be peace in our time,"'' opening diplomatic option in ''[[Civilization IV]]''
*''Peace in our time'' is signed on a temporary ceasefire treaty in the flash game ''[[Hex Empires]]''


==Music==
==Music==

===Albums===
===Albums===
*[[Peace in Our Time (Big Country album)|''Peace in Our Time'' (Big Country album)]], 1988 (also the name of the album's title track)
* [[Peace in Our Time (Big Country album)|''Peace in Our Time'' (Big Country album)]] or the title song (see below), 1988
*[[Peace in Our Time (Good Riddance album)|''Peace in Our Time'' (Good Riddance album)]], 2015
* [[Peace in Our Time (Good Riddance album)|''Peace in Our Time'' (Good Riddance album)]], 2015
*''No Peace in Our Time'', a 1995 album by [[Toxic Reasons]]


===Songs===
===Songs===
*"Peace in Our Time", a Christian [[hymn]] written in 1938
* [[Peace in Our Time (Big Country song)|"Peace in Our Time" (Big Country song)]], 1989
*[[Peace in Our Time (Eddie Money song)|"Peace in Our Time" (Eddie Money song)]], 1989
* [[Peace in Our Time (Eddie Money song)|"Peace in Our Time" (Eddie Money song)]], by Jennifer Holliday, 1988; notably covered by Eddie Money (1989) and Cliff Richard (1993)
*"Peace in Our Time", a 1984 song by Elvis Costello from the album ''[[Goodbye Cruel World (Elvis Costello album)|Goodbye Cruel World]]''
* "Peace in Our Time", by 10cc from ''[[Mirror Mirror (10cc album)|Mirror Mirror]]'', 1995
*"Peace in Our Time", a 1989 song by Gorky Park from the album ''[[Gorky Park (album)|Gorky Park]]''
* "Peace in Our Time", by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine from ''[[Peace Together]]'', 1993
*"Peace in Our Time", a 1993 song by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine from the album ''[[Peace Together]]''
* "Peace in Our Time", by Elvis Costello from ''[[Goodbye Cruel World (Elvis Costello album)|Goodbye Cruel World]]'', 1984
*"Peace in Our Time", a 1993 composition by [[Andy Hill (composer)|Andy Hill]]
* "Peace in Our Time", by Gorky Park from ''[[Gorky Park (album)|Gorky Park]]'', 1989
*"Peace in Our Time", a 1993 song by Cliff Richard from the album ''[[The Album (Cliff Richard album)|The Album]]''
* "Peace in Our Time", by Ray Davies from ''[[Working Man's Café]]'', 2007
*"Peace in Our Time", a 1995 song by 10cc from the album ''[[Mirror Mirror (10cc album)|Mirror Mirror]]''
* "Peace in Our Time", by [[Globus (music)|Globus]] from ''Cinematica'', 2022
* "[[Da pacem Domine]]", a Latin hymn whose traditional English translation includes the phrase "Give peace in our time, O Lord"
*"Peace in Our Time", a 2007 song by Ray Davies from the album ''[[Working Man's Café]]''
*"Peace in Our Time", a 2009 song by John Wetton and Geoffrey Downes from the album ''[[Icon 3]]''

==Politics==
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*"[[Peace for our time]]", a phrase spoken by British Prime Minister [[Neville Chamberlain]], frequently misquoted as "Peace in our time"
*[[Munich Agreement]], the treaty that prompted Chamberlain's quotation
*[[Iran nuclear deal]], often criticized with with this phrase

==Television==
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*"Peace in Our Time/And Everyone Came Too", a 1970 Christmas episode of ''[[Please Sir!]]''
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*''True Stories: Peace in our Time?'', a 1988 British television film by [[Jan Němec]], with [[John Cleese]] as [[Neville Chamberlain]]


==Theater==
==Other uses==
*[[Peace in Our Time (play)|''Peace in Our Time'' (play)]], a 1946 play by Noël Coward
* ''Peace in Our Time'', a 1923 novel by [[Oliver Onions]]
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* ''Peace in Our Time?'', a 1985 non-fiction book by [[David Atkinson (bishop)|David Atkinson]]
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* ''Peace in Our Time?'', a 1991 non-fiction book by [[June Goodfield]] and Mary Fitzgerald
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* ''Peace in Our Time'', an expansion set to the wargame ''[[Europa (wargame)|Europa]]''


==See also==
==See also==
*[[In Our Time (disambiguation)]]
* [[In Our Time (disambiguation)]]


{{disambiguation}}
{{disambiguation}}

Latest revision as of 03:34, 6 May 2024

Peace in Our Time, a phrase taken from the Book of Common Prayer, may refer to:

  • "Peace for our time", a phrase spoken by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain regarding the Munich Agreement of 1938, frequently misquoted as "Peace in our time"

Film, television, and theatre

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Music

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Albums

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Songs

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Other uses

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  • Peace in Our Time, a 1923 novel by Oliver Onions
  • Peace in Our Time?, a 1985 non-fiction book by David Atkinson
  • Peace in Our Time?, a 1991 non-fiction book by June Goodfield and Mary Fitzgerald
  • Peace in Our Time, an expansion set to the wargame Europa

See also

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