Edmund Burke
Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)
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18th-century Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher who got credited with founding modern conservatism. Burke's visceral writings against the French Revolution shaped political thought for centuries and still dictate what conservatives argue about today.
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Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, and politician who is widely credited as the founder of the cultural and political philosophy of conservatism. Regarded as one of the most influential conservative thinkers and political writers of the 18th century, Burke spent the majority of his career in Great Britain and was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1766 to 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. His writings played a significant role in influencing public views and opinions in both Great Britain and France following the French Revolution in…
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