Edmund Burke (12 January 1729– 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party. Edmund Burke is easily the most significant intellectual in politics the UK islands ever produced
Burke’s extraordinary combination of high, speculative intellect and protracted involvement in political life at the centre poses a challenge to those seeking to understand his ideas.
In a Parliamentary career of almost forty years, Burke spoke and wrote an enormous amount.
His quips were renowned
‘...the poor Irishman who said two people were doing nothing, and so he sent a third to help them.'
In Cincinnatus in Retirement (1782), James Gillray caricatured Burke's support of rights for Catholics.
Burke’s extraordinary combination of high, speculative intellect and protracted involvement in political life at the centre poses a challenge to those seeking to understand his ideas.
In a Parliamentary career of almost forty years, Burke spoke and wrote an enormous amount.
His quips were renowned
‘...the poor Irishman who said two people were doing nothing, and so he sent a third to help them.'
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