"You have sat here too long for any good you are doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!"
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Concluding his speech in the "Norway debate" (7-8 May 1940), in the House of Commons. In saying these words, he was echoing what Oliver Cromwell had said as he dissolved the Long Parliament in 1653. As quoted in Neville Chamberlain: A Biography by Robert Self (2006), p. 423
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Leo Amery
Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery, CH (22 November 1873 – 16 September 1955), also known L. S. Amery, was a British Conservative journalist, politician, and Cabinet minister. During his career, he was known for his interest in military preparedness, British India and the British Empire and for his opposition to appeasement. He is remembered for the remarks he made to his colleagues in the House of Commons on 7 May 1940 during the Norway Debate.
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