The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThere is moderation even in excess.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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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.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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As for our majority… one is enough.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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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.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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