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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.

— Benjamin Disraeli Sybil (1845)

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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Without publicity there can be no public spirit, and without public spirit every nation must decay.

The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.

Endymion (1880)

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of Grief the blunder of a life.

Vivian Grey (1826)

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