Premiership of Benjamin Disraeli/second Government 1874 - 1880

Famous quotes containing the words disraeli and/or government:

    “Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the right honourable gentleman were brutal
    savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.”
    —Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)

    “People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)