The Italians say it is not necessary to be a stag; but we ought not to be a tortoise.
Benjamin DisraeliPosterity will do justice to that unprincipled maniac Gladstone - extraordinary mixture of envy, vindictiveness, hypocrisy and superstition; and with one commanding characteristic - whether Prime Minister or Leader of the Opposition, whether preaching, praying, speechifying or scribbling - never a gentleman.
Benjamin Disraeli