Man is not the creature of circumstances circumstances are the creature of man. We are free agents and man is more powerful than matter.
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Benjamin Disraeli was prime minister of the united kingdom (1868; 1874–1880). Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Read more on Wikipedia →

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