Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRSwas a British politician and writer, who twice served as Prime Minister. 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 glory and...
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Date of Birth21 December 1804
Benjamin Disraeli quotes about
accomplishment people despise
To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.
people brain world
No affection and a great brain, these are the people to command the world.
people leader watches
If you want to be a leader of people, you must learn to watch events.
fate people bishops
A very remarkable people the Zulus: they defeat our generals, they convert our bishops, they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty.
believe people world
The world is ruled by other people, than people believe to know.
two-nations law people
I was told, continued Egremont, that an impassable gulf divided the Rich from the Poor; I was told that the Privileged and the People formed Two Nations, governed by different laws, influenced by different manners, with no thoughts or sympathies in common; with an innate inability of mutual comprehension.
interesting people silent
There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers.
interesting people amusing
There are amusing people who do not interest, and interesting people who do not amuse
ambition men people
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
music people locked-up
Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.
happiness health people
The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
class two people
I was told that the privileged and the people formed two nations.
country people produce
Great countries are those that produce great people.
enemies permanent
We have no permanent friend. We have no permanent enemies. We just have permanent interests.