Disraeli

American  

[diz-rey-lee] / dɪzˈreɪ li /

noun

1. Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield Dizzy, 1804–81, British statesman and novelist: prime minister 1868, 1874–80.

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Disraeli British  

/ dɪzˈreɪlɪ /

noun

1. Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. 1804–81, British Tory statesman and novelist; prime minister (1868; 1874–80). He gave coherence to the Tory principles of protectionism and imperialism, was responsible for the Reform Bill (1867) and, as prime minister, bought a controlling interest in the Suez Canal. His novels include Coningsby (1844) and Sybil (1845)

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Disraeli

In his 1953 book, “The Conservative Mind,” Russell Kirk placed Disraeli in an Anglo-American tradition alongside Burke and T.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Disraeli nonetheless set the standard for a “one-nation conservatism” that aimed to bridge social divides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Critics then and later saw Disraeli as an opportunist—a bit of a chancer, in British parlance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The rejection of Victorian moral earnestness after World War I made the colorful Disraeli a more appealing character than his contemporaries, especially Gladstone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

What Disraeli said of Gladstone was also true of Churchill: he was “a sophisticated rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith