Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was 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 power of the British Empire. He is the only British Prime Minister of Jewish birth.
Disraeli was born in London. His father left Judaism after a dispute at his synagogue; young Benjamin became an Anglican at the age of 12. After several unsuccessful attempts, Disraeli entered the House of Commons in 1837. In 1846 the Prime Minister, Sir Robe...
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Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
Benjamin Disraeli #Best
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
Benjamin Disraeli #Best #Hope #Inspirational
I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
Benjamin Disraeli #Best
A majority is always better than the best repartee.
Benjamin Disraeli #Change
Change is inevitable. Change is constant.
Benjamin Disraeli #Change
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
Benjamin Disraeli #Education
There is no education like adversity.
Benjamin Disraeli #Education
Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
Benjamin Disraeli #Experience
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
Benjamin Disraeli #Experience #Wisdom
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
Benjamin Disraeli #Great #Politics #Success
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 #Faith
Duty cannot exist without faith.
Benjamin Disraeli #Change
In a progressive country change is constant change is inevitable.
Benjamin Disraeli #Fear
Fear makes us feel our humanity.
Benjamin Disraeli #Fear
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
Benjamin Disraeli #Good #Success
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
Benjamin Disraeli #Government
A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.
Benjamin Disraeli #Great #Wisdom
Man is only great when he acts from passion.
Benjamin Disraeli #Great #Knowledge
To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
Benjamin Disraeli #Great
Great countries are those that produce great people.
Benjamin Disraeli #Great
Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
Benjamin Disraeli #Happiness
Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.
Benjamin Disraeli #Happiness #Health
The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
Benjamin Disraeli #History
The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
Benjamin Disraeli #History
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
Benjamin Disraeli #History
Assassination has never changed the history of the world.