Edward Bulwer-Lytton, quoted in Disraeli's Reminiscences, eds. Helen M. Swartz and Marvin Swartz (1975), p. 120
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What strikes me most singular in you is, that you are fonder of Power than of Fame.
— Edward Bulwer-Lytton on Benjamin Disraeli
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About Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician.
About Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician.
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