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It is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption, although they may be very convenient for gratifying the ambition or the vanity of individuals, have any great effect upon the fortunes or the power of parties. And it is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption are means by which power can either be ob-tained or retained.

Benjamin Disraeli
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Benjamin Disraeli's Popular Quotes

I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole!

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Novelty is an essential attribute of the beautiful.

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No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.

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The right hon. Gentleman [Sir Robert Peel] caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.

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Lady Lytton rules her husband, but that I suppose is always the case where marriages are what is called 'happy'.

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There is no gambling like politics.

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A Protestant, if he wants aid or advice on any matter, can only go to his solicitor.

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Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.

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I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me.

- Benjamin Disraeli
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