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 DISRAELIPower has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
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Little things affect little minds.
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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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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
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In politics nothing is contemptible.
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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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Fear makes us feel our humanity.
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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.
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