Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.
BENJAMIN DISRAELINationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
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Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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We moralize among ruins.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
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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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Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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Without tact you can learn nothing.
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Little things affect little minds.
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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
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My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
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Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
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The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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