I rose from novelist to Prime Minister; some of you only rose from a grudge and a telegraph cable. by Benjamin Disraeli

Final verdict: Mr. Gladstone is a sermon, Mr. Disraeli is a quotation.

I campaigned like a stage villain because the audience kept voting for the villain.

Both of you are exhausting; one of you whispers, the other performs the whisper.

Ma'am, he called my cabinet dramatic and then campaigned like a stage villain.

You say that like it’s an insult, but at least my speeches had a plot.

Your speeches had a plot, a subplot, and seven unnecessary committees.