Burke, Edmund
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The Right Honourable Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 July 9, 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator and political philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. He is chiefly remembered for his support of the American colonies in the struggle against King George III that led to the American Revolution, as well as 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-revolutionary "New Whigs," led by Charles James Fox. Burke also published philosophical work on aesthetics and founded the Annual Register, a political review. In his day he was considered one of the finest parliamentary orators in Britain. · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version
"Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair."
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"Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits."
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
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"Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other"
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"It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact."
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"Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls."
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"No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear."
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