Quote by Benjamin Disraeli
King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great s

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner. – Benjamin Disraeli

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The more extensive a mans knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy who are as ignorant of each others habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor. – Benjamin Disraeli

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