Nations Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

13 Nations quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

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Disraeli’s short collection on nations offers a glimpse of his Victorian‑era political satire and imperial perspective. Though modest in size, the thirteen quotes convey his distinctive voice on national destiny.

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We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.

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London; a nation, not a city.

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The English nation is never so great as in adversity.

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I was told that the privileged and the people formed two nations.

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A nation has a fixed quantity of invention, and it will make itself felt.

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A nation, as an individual, has duties to fulfill appointed by God and His moral law.

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Individuals may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.

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The divine right of kings may have been a plea for feeble tyrants, but the divine right of government is the keystone…

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A nation will not count the sacrifice it makes, if it supposes it is engaged in a struggle for its fame, its…

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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings,…

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I was told, continued Egremont, that an impassable gulf divided the Rich from the Poor; I was told that the Privileged and…

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England is a domestic country. Here the home is revered and the hearth sacred. The nation is represented by a family,--the Royal…

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And it is a singular truth that, though a man may shake off national habits, accent, manner of thinking, style of dress,--though…

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

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Religion should be the rule of life, not a casual incident in it.

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I was told that the privileged and the people formed two nations.

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The praise of a fool is incense to the wisest of us . . .

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Expediency is a law of nature. The camel is a wonderful animal, but the desert made the camel.

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Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.

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Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

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Why, I say, that to tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection; it is plunder, and I entirely disclaim…

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