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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Forgotten People speech canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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political speech ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Forgotten People broadcast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
civic responsibility
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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
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lawyer ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPoliticalParty | United Australia Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
enduring influence on Australian centre-right politics
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symbol of middle-class political identity in Australia ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | liberalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Liberal Party of Australia ideology
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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
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landmark in Australian political thought ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | centre-right ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
audio archives
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print collections of Menzies' speeches ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
Australian political discourse
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scholarship on Australian liberalism ⓘ |
| speaker | Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Australian liberalism
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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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subject surface form:
Robert Menzies