Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the British Empire and military action to expand it, both of which were popular among British voters. He is the only British prime minister to have been born Jewish.
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Nurture your mind with great thoughts for you will never go any higher than what you think.
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The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.
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The secret of success is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.
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In a progressive country change is constant; ...change... is inevitable.
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He was one of those men who think that the world can be saved by writing a pamphlet.
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At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists.
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We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.