There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIThe more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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We moralize among ruins.
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Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.
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Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
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Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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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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War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
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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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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
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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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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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There is no gambling like politics.
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Justice is truth in action.
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