Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
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Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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