A majority is always better than the best repartee.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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I say that justice is truth in action.

I say that justice is truth in action.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not...

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit...

There is no education like adversity.

There is no education like adversity.

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat...

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy

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

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

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise;...

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to...

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Silence is the mother of truth.

Silence is the mother of truth.

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is...

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.