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	On Disraeli

akarra

4-19-2007 1:55 AM

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uk, politics, disraeli, conservatism, england

akarra says:

From a blog post commenting on an article on British PM Benjamin Disraeli, and whether he has any lessons for us.

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4-19-2007 11:16 AM

adamc

Interesting, I'd never even heard of Disraeli before. Via Wikipedia I also learned that he is the only ever Jewish head of state in Britain (though he was baptized at a young age).

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