"The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern."

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"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Politics, England

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Politics, Law, Theft, Government, Truth

"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Politics, Truth, Power, Regret, Wisdom

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

George Orwell, British Author

Politics, Commentary, Loyalty, Nationalism

"Democracy is good, but it is not good for an uneducated dogmatic society. Often, that society does not know how to choose wisely."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Politics, Democracy, Society, Education, Wisdom

"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Politics, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Inspirational

"Majority wins, but majority is not necessarily right and sometimes majority is awfully wrong."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Politics, Majority, Rights, Truth, Democracy

"A country that publicly threatens to completely destroy another nation should not be surprised when a preemptive surprise attack occurs from that nation and their allies."

Steven Magee, British Author

Politics, War, Defense, Conflict

"The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Politics, Promise, Belief, Truth

"If a politician obtained a great wealth after he has been elected, his being an immoral corrupt man is not a possibility but it is a self-evident reality!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Politics, Truth, Regret, Power, Inspirational

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"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?"

Leadership

"I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist."

Trust

"Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter."

Attitude

"Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life."

Success

"The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it."

Learning

"Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor."

Society

"Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense."

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"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

"Democracy is good, but it is not good for an uneducated dogmatic society. Often, that society does not know how to choose wisely."

"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."

"Majority wins, but majority is not necessarily right and sometimes majority is awfully wrong."

"A country that publicly threatens to completely destroy another nation should not be surprised when a preemptive surprise attack occurs from that nation and their allies."

"The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them."

"If a politician obtained a great wealth after he has been elected, his being an immoral corrupt man is not a possibility but it is a self-evident reality!"

Explore more quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?"

"I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist."

"Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter."

"Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life."

"The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it."

"Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor."

"Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense."

"Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness."

"Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke."

"A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning."