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William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868–74, 1880–85, February–July 1886 and 1892–94). He was known as G.O.M. which to most people used to stand for "Grand Old Man" but his long term [[ArchEnemy rival]] UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli always said stood for "God's Only Mistake." He was a champion of Home Rule for Ireland. When Disraeli died Gladstone proposed a state funeral (to make political capital on his rival's death) but Disraeli's will stipulated other arrangements. To this Gladstone replied, "As Disraeli lived, so he died -- all display, without reality or genuineness."

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William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868–74, 1880–85, February–July 1886 and 1892–94). He was known as G.O.M. which to most people used to stand for "Grand Old Man" but his long term [[ArchEnemy rival]] UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli always said stood for "God's Only Mistake." He was a champion of Home Rule for Ireland. When Disraeli died Gladstone proposed a state funeral (to make political capital on his rival's death) but Disraeli's will stipulated other arrangements. To this Gladstone replied, "As Disraeli lived, so he died -- all display, without reality or genuineness."
" A popular saying of the time was "No two men ever loved England more, or each other less," which pretty well sums up their relationship.
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* Appears in the Creator/CharltonHeston / Creator/LaurenceOlivier film ''Khartoum,'' based on the real-life adventures of General Charles "Chinese" Gordon in Sudan.

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* Appears in the Creator/CharltonHeston / Creator/LaurenceOlivier film ''Khartoum,'' ''Film/{{Khartoum}},'' based on the real-life adventures of General Charles "Chinese" Gordon in Sudan.

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