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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Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. on American taxation, April 19, 1774. by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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Reflections on the revolution in France : and on the proceedings in certain societies in London relative to that event. : In a letter intended to have been sent to a gentleman in P... by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
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Reflections on the revolution in France / by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, McMahon, Darrin M.
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A letter from the Rt. Honourable Edmund Burke to His Grace the Duke of Portland, on the conduct of the minority in Parliament : Containing fifty-four articles of impeachment agains... by Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
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Celebrated speeches of Chatham, Burke, and Erskine : to which is added the argument of Mr. Mackintosh in the case of Peltier / by Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765-1832
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Celebrated speeches of Chatham, Burke, and Erskine : to which is added the argument of Mr. Mackintosh in the case of Peltier / by Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765-1832
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J.P. Brissot, deputy of Eure and Loire, to his constituents, on the situation of the National Convention : on the influence of the anarchists, and the evils it has caused : and on... by Brissot de Warville, J.-P. 1754-1793
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The speeches in the last session of the present Parliament : delivered by several of the principal advocates in the House of Commons, in favour of the rights of America. Viz. Gover...
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