Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand.
Benjamin DisraeliA dark horse, which had never been thought of, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph.
Benjamin DisraeliDemagogues and agitators are very unpleasant, they are incidental to a free and constitutional country, and you must put up with these inconveniences or do without many important advantages.
Benjamin Disraeli