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Benjamin Disraeli

UK Prime Minister, 1868 and 1874 to 1880

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Shaped "One Nation" conservatism, passed social reforms and bought Britain a stake in the Suez Canal. He made Queen Victoria Empress of India.

Benjamin Disraeli sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly interventionist on interventionism, strongly strength-first on war and peace and strongly traditional on culture.

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Where Benjamin Disraeli sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Benjamin Disraeli

NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…99%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…98%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.97%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%

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