The right hon. Gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal position, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.
— Benjamin Disraeli Modern

British PM

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Speech in the House of Commons, referring to Sir Robert Peel

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1845

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Controversial

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