Who said “Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.”?

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Benjamin Disraeli. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceContarini Fleming (1832), Part 1, Chapter 23.

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Disraeli, B. (n.d.). Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8085-read-no-history-nothing-but-biography-for-that/

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Disraeli, Benjamin. “Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8085-read-no-history-nothing-but-biography-for-that/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Disraeli, Benjamin. “Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8085-read-no-history-nothing-but-biography-for-that/.

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