The Forgotten People speech

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The Forgotten People speech is a landmark 1942 address by Australian politician Robert Menzies that articulated his vision for the middle class and helped shape the philosophical foundations of modern Australian liberalism.

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instanceOf historical document
political speech
alsoKnownAs Forgotten People broadcast NERFINISHED
author Robert Menzies NERFINISHED
centralConcept civic responsibility
home-owning families
limited government
self-reliance
the "forgotten" middle class
countryOfOrigin Australia
date 1942
decade 1940s
deliveredBy Robert Menzies NERFINISHED
genre political oratory
hasAuthorOccupation Prime Minister of Australia
lawyer
hasAuthorPoliticalParty United Australia Party NERFINISHED
hasLegacy enduring influence on Australian centre-right politics
symbol of middle-class political identity in Australia
historicalContext Second World War NERFINISHED
ideology liberalism
influenced Liberal Party of Australia ideology
modern Australian liberalism
influencedBy Robert Menzies' political beliefs
language English
laterAssociatedWith Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED
medium radio address
placeInHistory foundational text for Australian liberalism
landmark in Australian political thought
politicalAlignment centre-right
preservedIn audio archives
print collections of Menzies' speeches
referencedIn Australian political discourse
scholarship on Australian liberalism
speaker Robert Menzies NERFINISHED
subject Australian liberalism
citizenship
democracy
individualism
middle class
political philosophy
role of the state
title The Forgotten People NERFINISHED
usedAs philosophical foundation for the Liberal Party of Australia

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Menzies notableWork The Forgotten People speech
subject surface form: Robert Menzies