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Edmund Burke

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

January 12, 1729

Died

July 09, 1797

Genre

Politics, Aesthetics

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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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	Reflections on the Revolution in France 3.74 avg rating — 6,764 ratings — published 1790 — 419 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful 3.70 avg rating — 2,402 ratings — published 1757 — 344 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Evils of Revolution 3.47 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1790 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portable Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke, Isaac Kramnick (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speech on Conciliation with America 4.16 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1775 — 199 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Vindication of Natural Society 3.83 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1756 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Taste On the Sublime & Beautiful Reflections on the French Revolution A Letter to a Noble by Edmund Burke, Charles William Eliot (Editor) 3.89 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1909 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Works of Edmund Burke, all 12 volumes in a single file, improved 8/8/2010 4.24 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1785 — 199 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Classics of the French Revolution: Reflections on the Revolution in France/The Rights of Man by Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, Giusti (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1961 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflections on the Revolution in France and Other Writings: Edited and Introduced by Jesse Norman (Everyman's Library Classics Series) by Edmund Burke, Jesse Norman (Introduction) 4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Correspondence of Edmund Burke (10 books)
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Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke (9 books)
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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke

tags: evil

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“Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.”
― Edmund Burke

tags: doomed-to-repeat-it, history, learning, school

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“Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.”
― Edmund Burke

tags: admiration, happiness, woman

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