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King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner. (Benjamin Disraeli)
Real politics are the possession and distribution of power. View quote
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble. View quote
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That fatal drollery called a representative government. View quote
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London is a roost for every bird. View quote
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There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice. View quote
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All is race - there is no other truth. View quote
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We moralize among ruins. View quote
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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds. View quote
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Duty cannot exist without faith. View quote
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The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern. (Benjamin Disraeli)
Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy. View quote
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If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory. View quote
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The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy. View quote
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To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them. View quote
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In politics nothing is contemptible. View quote
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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. View quote
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay. View quote
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Ignorance never settle a question. View quote
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At the present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statements, but by capitalists. View quote
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A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance. (Benjamin Disraeli)
It is knowledge that influences and equalizes the social condition of man; that gives to all, however different their political position, passions which are in common, and enjoyments which are universal. View quote
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Protection is not a principle but an expedient. View quote
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The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance. View quote
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The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps. View quote
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