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.
BENJAMIN DISRAELII am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.
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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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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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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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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments’ plans.
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