John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6350 Benjamin
| NUMBER: | 6350 |
| AUTHOR: | Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli (1804–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | A precedent embalms a principle. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech on the Expenditures of the Country, Feb. 22, 1848. |