Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

Ignorance never settle a question.

Ignorance never settle a question.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

Never take anything for granted.

Never take anything for granted.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

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.

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with...

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

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.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to...

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to...