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He was distinguished for ignorance for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.
Benjamin Disraeli
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Benjamin Disraeli
Age: 76 †
Born: 1804
Born: December 21
Died: 1881
Died: April 19
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A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.
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Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist.
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William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.
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