Oh that’s an old one. Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (who had Jewish ancestry) said this in Parliament in the 1830s:
While the ancestors of right honorable gentleman for Upper Ordure were walking around dressed in pelts and woad, my ancestors were signing psalms to the Lord in the temple of King Solomon.
I now have a new slur for the English. Thanks!
Oh that’s an old one. Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (who had Jewish ancestry) said this in Parliament in the 1830s: