Benjamin Disraeli
/bendʒəmɪn dɪzˈreɪli/
/ˌbendʒəmɪn dɪzˈreɪli/
- (1804-81) a British conservative politician who was twice Prime Minister (1868 and 1874-80). He also wrote a number of popular novels which showed his interest in social change. He became leader of the Conservative Party in 1846 and created its modern central organization. As Prime Minister, he increased Britain's influence abroad and he bought half of the Suez Canal for Britain. He also introduced improvements in housing for poor people in the cities and increased the number of people who could vote at elections. He became a close friend of Queen Victoria, and she made him an earl (Earl of Beaconsfield) in 1876. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.”
(1804-81) 英国保守派政治家，两度担任首相（1868 年和 1874-80 年）。他还写了一些流行小说，表现出他对社会变革的兴趣。 1846 年，他成为保守党领袖，并创建了其现代中央组织。作为首相，他增加了英国的海外影响力，并为英国购买了一半的苏伊士运河。他还改善了城市贫困人口的住房状况，并增加了可以在选举中投票的人数。他成为维多利亚女王的密友，并于 1876 年封他为伯爵（比肯斯菲尔德伯爵）。“谎言分为三种：谎言、该死的谎言和统计数据。”本杰明·迪斯雷利