"An oppertunist who had no principles" is this a fair assessment of Disraeli's foreign policy between 1874 and 1880?

... "An oppertunist who had no principles" is this a fair assessment of Disraeli's foreign policy between 1874 and 1880? By 1874 Gladstone and the liberal party had alienated so many groups due to their social reforms that Disraeli was made prime minister in a reactionary vote. The liberal ideas of Peace, Retrenchment and Reform were replaced by Disraeli's conservative policies of Crown, Church and Aristocracy. This change has led some historians to question whether Disraeli had firm principles in the way that Gladstone had, or whether he was just dealing with each situation separately, acting in a way he felt was best for himself or Britain. Some historians such as Adelman argue that Disraeli was not working on principle, and that his decisions were all made with a basis of opportunism. Adelman claims that Disraelis foreign policy is "the result of his own interests, prejudices and misapprehensions". There are other historians that

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