Let us be frank about it: most of our people have never had it so good.

Harold Macmillan

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Prosperity Progress

Speaker

Harold Macmillan

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Macmillan, Harold. Speech in England. 20 July 1957, Bedford, England, UK.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1865, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugral Address, March 4, 1865." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.