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Benjamin Disraeli: Obdurate, malignant, odious, and revolting as the lowest Jew appears to us, he is rarely demoralized.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1852
Obdurate, malignant, odious, and revolting as the lowest Jew appears to us, he is rarely demoralized.
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Benjamin Disraeli

Editor's note · Context

From a biography of Lord George Bentinck, this passage describes the perceived inner character of even the "lowest Jew" despite outward appearances.

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