Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Born12 January 1729
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Died9 July 1797
Beaconsfield, England, Great Britain
NationalityIrish
Political orientationClassical liberalism
Political partyWhig


Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher. He supported the Glorious Revolution in England but considered the French Revolution too radical.[1]

References

  1. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Crisis of the English and American Models' (p. 129). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]