Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (; 12 JanuaryBurke was a proponent of underpinning virtues with manners in society and of the importance of religious institutions for the moral stability and good of the state. These views were expressed in his ''A Vindication of Natural Society'' (1756). He criticised the actions of the British government towards the American colonies, including its taxation policies. Burke also supported the rights of the colonists to resist metropolitan authority, although he opposed the attempt to achieve independence. He is remembered for his support for Catholic emancipation, the impeachment of Warren Hastings from the East India Company, and his staunch opposition to the French Revolution.
In his ''Reflections on the Revolution in France'' (1790), Burke asserted that the revolution was destroying the fabric of "good" society and traditional institutions of state and society, and he condemned the persecution of the Catholic Church that resulted from it. This led to his becoming the leading figure within the conservative faction of the Whig Party which he dubbed the Old Whigs as opposed to the pro-French Revolution New Whigs led by Charles James Fox.
In the 19th century, Burke was praised by both conservatives and liberals. Subsequently, in the 20th century, he became widely regarded, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom, as the philosophical founder of conservatism, along with his ultra-royalist and ultramontane counterpart Joseph de Maistre. Provided by Wikipedia
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Reflections on the revolution in France / foreword by Francis Canavan ; [introduction by E.J. Payne]. by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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Select works of Edmund Burke : a new imprint of the Payne edition / foreword and biographical note by Francis Canavan. by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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Reflections on the revolution in France / Edmund Burke ; edited by Frank M. Turner ; with essays by Darrin M. McMahon, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Jack N. Rakove, Alan Wolfe. by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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Miscellaneous writings / compiled and with a foreword and select bibliography by Francis Canavan. by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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Letters on a regicide peace / foreword by Francis Canavan ; [introduction by E.J. Payne]. by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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Further reflections on the revolution in France / Edmund Burke ; edited by Daniel E. Ritchie. by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling V 5th International Conference, PATAT 2004, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, August 18-20, 2004, Revised Selected Papers / edited by Edmund Burke,... by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful / edited with an introduction and notes by Adam Phillips. by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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The annual register : world events 2005 / edited by D.S. Lewis ; deputy editor, Wendy Slater.
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Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN IX 9th International Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 9-13, 2006, Proceedings / edited by Thomas Philip Runarsson, Hans-Georg B... by Runarsson, Thomas Philip
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