156 years ago today, March 18, 1869 (February 6, 1869), the birth of former British Prime Minister Chamberlain. Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister during World War II) Mao Zedong once said,"Chamberlain begins with the purpose of harming others and ends with the result of harming himself." This will be the law of development for all reactionary policies." Chamberlain was British Prime Minister during World War II. He was a representative of the "policy of appeasement" against fascist Germany. Arthur Neville Chamberlain was born on March 18, 1869 in Birmingham, England. His family is a rich local minister, and his father and brother both hold important positions in the British government. With this power, he also rose to the top in the officialdom and served as a government minister. In May 1937, Chamberlain became British Prime Minister. At that time, the three-country axis of the fascist aggression alliance "Berlin-Rome-Tokyo" had been formed, and World War II was imminent. Within the British ruling clique, there are two competing opinions on how to deal with Germany's threat of war. The hardliners led by Churchill advocated strengthening war readiness and uniting France, the United States and other small and medium-sized countries to jointly deal with fascist aggression and expansion; while the appeasement group led by Chamberlain advocated adopting a policy of compromise, concession, and appeasement towards Germany, and the latter still prevailed. Chamberlain boasted: "I know the whole situation in Europe and even the whole world like the back of my hand." In order to pursue appeasement, he attacked hardliners at home, and went to Germany many times in person to hold secret talks with Hitler. By sacrificing the interests of small countries such as the Czech Republic and Poland to please fascism, he single-handedly initiated the signing of the "Munich Agreement." However, pleasing Hitler by harming others did not bring any benefits to Britain as Chamberlain imagined, but instead encouraged the aggressive arrogance of the fascist leader. The war finally became fiercer and fiercer. France was in crisis, and Britain was also facing disaster. The German army's step-by-step advance and unstoppable aggressive ambitions completely shattered Chamberlain's dream of appeasement. In January 1939, Chamberlain was forced to declare war on Germany. He lamented: "Everything I had fought for, everything I had hoped for, everything I had pursued in my official life, was destroyed." The negative consequences of Chamberlain's appeasement policy caused him to be unanimously condemned by the government and the public. During the parliamentary debate, members shouted to Chamberlain: "For God's sake, let's go!" Chamberlain, who had become notorious and deserted, had no choice but to "take the blame and resign." On November 9, 1940, Chamberlain died of loneliness and depression in his hometown. (Note: Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister during World War II) and Wilt Chamberlain (American basketball star) are different people. )