A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.

Stanley Baldwin

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Topic

Platitudes and cliches Truth

Speaker

Stanley Baldwin

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1924 1920s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Baldwin, Stanley. Speech in the House of Commons. House of Commons meeting. 29 May 1924. London, England, UK.

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