Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

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...

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

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

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

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...

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

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

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

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and...

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

Adventures are to the adventurous

Adventures are to the adventurous

Adventure must start with running away from home

Adventure must start with running away from home

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.