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1804–1881 England
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British politician, novelist, and essayist, serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The anniversary of his death on 19 April is known as Primrose Day.
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"I rather like bad wine," said Mr. Mountchesney; "one gets so bored with good wine."
Sybil (1845)
"My idea of an agreeable person," said Hugo Bohun, "is a person who agrees with me."
Lothair (1870)
The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the Parliamentary army—his valour did not always serve his own cause.
When a man fell into his anecdotage, it was a sign for him to retire.
Lothair (1870)
Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.
I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me.
maiden speech in the House of Commons (1837)
Though I sit down now, the time will come when you will hear me.
A very remarkable people the Zulus: they defeat our generals, they convert our bishops, they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty.
London is a roost for every bird.
Lothair (1870)
But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day and the race a life.
Sybil (1845)
The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame; a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.
Sybil (1845)
That fatal drollery called a representative government.
Tancred (1847)
The country has, I think, made up its mind to close this career of plundering and blundering.
At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists.
Individuals may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.
The very phrase "foreign affairs" makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.
Change is inevitable in a progressive country,
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.
The characteristic of the present age is a craving credulity.
We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.
The Young Duke (1831)
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