After the middle of the eighteenth century in Great Britain, a group of men
             beholding the ideas of the new age appeared on political scene. Men who from conviction or
             the need of votes for their parties were disposed to fulfill some demands for political reform.
             The two great political leaders who dominated this era were William Ewart Gladstone and
             Benjamin Disraeli. Their different views helped guide England along the way to a form of
             Although the notoriety of most British prime ministers is short-lived, both
             Gladstone and Disraeli have never been forgotten. Disraeli, who began as a Liberal, eventually
             made his way to leadership in the Conservative (Tory) Party, while Gladstone, beginning as a
             Conservative, later on became the leader of the Liberal Party (Whigs). Both men were great
             speakers and parliamentarians, but while Disraeli was good with words, Gladstone was
             insensitive to the demands of style. The differences between the two men struck a strong feeling
             of mutual dislike and distrust. Gladstone's career spanned nearly the entire length of the
             nineteenth century. For more than sixty years he sat in Parliament, and he was four times prime
             minister. During the early part of his career he moved to the Liberal Party and became the
             champion of democracy and liberty. Disraeli on the other hand succeeded in lifting himself by
             intellect and determination to the highest position in England attainable by the effort of man. One
             of Disraeli's novels, Sybil (1845), was one of the influences which led to the elimination of
             many of the evils in the factory system. In 1852, Disraeli became the Chancellor of the
             Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons. He stuck to the ideals of the Conservative
             party: the maintenance of the Established Church and the aristocracy, the development of the
             empire, and the elevation of the masses. One of his greatest triumphs ...