Benjamin Disraeli

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British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)

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Toryism, as we know it, was illuminated, expounded, and made a gospel for a large portion of this country by the genius of Benjamin Disraeli. Most of us who have worked for our great party have founded our beliefs on, and derived our inspiration from that statesman. Stanley Baldwin

Benjamin Disraeli (1845) Sybil, chapter 1 The rules of tennis have changed little since the 1890s. Source: Internet

Whitlam responded to McEwen by stating that Benjamin Disraeli had been heckled in his maiden speech and had responded, "The time will come when you shall hear me." Source: Internet

Lady Randolph Churchill once said that when sitting next to statesman William Gladstone she thought him the cleverest person in England, but when she sat next to Benjamin Disraeli she thought was the cleverest person in England. Source: Internet

The title was first referred to on government documents during the administration of Benjamin Disraeli but did not appear in the formal British Order of precedence until 1905. Source: Internet

Benjamin Disraeli declared that any effective government needs a strong opposition; a very wise observation. Source: Internet

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