Quote of the Day for 2016-06-03

"Before the civil war commenced, the United States of America were colonies, and we should not forget that such communities do not cease to be colonies because they are independent."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) Speech in the House of Commons (February 5, 1863)

Alma Parens (The Motherland) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1883)

Quote of the Day for 2015-11-27

"'Frank and explicit'—that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) Sybil; or, The Two Nations, book 4, chapter 1

Napalm Girl by Banksy, paint on cartridge paper (2004)

Quote of the Day for 2015-08-21

"It is well-known what a middleman is: he is a man who bamboozles one party and plunders the other."

— Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) Speech before the House of Commons, April 11, 1845

Punch cartoon of Prime Minister William E. Gladstone and the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870.