Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.
From Benjamin Disraeli
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments' plans.
Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.
I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
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