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Edmund Burke

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born
in Dublin, Ireland
January 12, 1729

died
July 09, 1797

gender
male

genre
Politics


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Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the American colonies in the dispute with King George III and Great Britain that led to the American Revolution and for his strong opposition to the French Revolution. The latter made Burke one of the leading figures within the conservative faction of the Whig party (which he dubbed the "Old Whigs"), in opposition to the pro-French-Revolution "New Whigs", led by Charles James Fox. Burke also published a philosophical work where he attempted to define emotions and passions, and how they are triggered in a person. Burke...more


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Average rating: 3.67 · 2,381 ratings · 126 reviews · 173 distinct works · Similar authors
Reflections on the Revoluti...
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A Philosophical Enquiry int...
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 505 ratings — published 1757 — 30 editions
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The Portable Edmund Burke
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
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The Evils of Revolution
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1961 — 4 editions
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A Philosophical Enquiry...a...
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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Speech on Conciliation with...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1775 — 18 editions
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The Best of Burke: Selected...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1963 — 4 editions
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Harvard Classics On Taste O...
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1969
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A Vindication of Natural So...
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1982 — 8 editions
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Quotes by Edmund Burke

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke
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“Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.”
― Edmund Burke
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“Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.”
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