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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. He served in government in four decades, twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party after the Corn Laws schism of 1846.

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  • ''Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.''
    Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British statesman, author. Quoted in Collections and Recollections, ch. 23, G.W.E. Russell (1898). Remark to critic...
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  • ''No it is better not. She would only ask me to take a message to Albert.''
    Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British statesman, author. Quoted in Disraeli, ch. 32, Robert Blake (1966). Remark on hearing that Victoria would l...
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  • ''Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.''
    Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British statesman, author. Remark to critic and poet Matthew Arnold, c. 1880. Quoted in G.W.E. Russell, Collections and...
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  • ''There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.''
    Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British statesman, author. Quoted in Mark Twain, Autobiography, ch. 29, ed. Charles Neider (1959).
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