Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

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Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it...

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

We moralize among ruins.

We moralize among ruins.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated...

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated...

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no gambling like politics.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant...

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Despair is the conclusion of fools

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is...

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is...

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

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

Never complain and never explain.

Never complain and never explain.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.