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William Ewart Gladstone was a British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94). He was known as G.O.M. which to most people used to stand for Grand Old Man but his long term [[Arch Enemy|rival]] [[ |
William Ewart Gladstone was a British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94). He was known as G.O.M. which to most people used to stand for Grand Old Man but his long term [[Arch Enemy|rival]] [[Benjamin Disraeli]] always said stood for God's Only Mistake. He was a champion of Home Rule for Ireland. When Disraeli died Gladstone proposed a state funeral (to make political capital on his rival's death) but Disraeli's will stipulated other arrangements. To this Gladstone replied, ''"As Disraeli lived, so he died -- all display, without reality or genuineness."'' |
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He was also on bad terms with Queen Victoria, in part because she liked Disraeli so much. She once complained, ''"He always addresses me as if I was a public meeting".'' (Technically, gramatically correct, but nowadays "were a public meeting" would be more common.) |
He was also on bad terms with Queen Victoria, in part because she liked Disraeli so much. She once complained, ''"He always addresses me as if I was a public meeting".'' (Technically, gramatically correct, but nowadays "were a public meeting" would be more common.) |