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Name: Edmund Burke
Birth Date: January 12, 1729
Death Date: July 9, 1797
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupations: statesman, political theorist, writer

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Biography of Edmund Burke
1,112 words, approx. 4 pages
When in 1765 at the age of 36, he began his long career as a member of the British Parliament, Edmund Burke was already widely known for his intellectual ability as editor of the highly acclaimed journal the Annual Register and as the author of A...
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Biography of Edmund Burke
17,460 words, approx. 58 pages
Ordinarily one approaches the writings of practicing politicians without anticipating any benefit other than that of becoming informed--that is, unless they are the writings of Edmund Burke. Burke is so knowledgeable about political systems and ideas;...
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Biography of Edmund Burke
4,622 words, approx. 15 pages
Eighteenth-century man of letters, politician, and member of Parliament (MP), Edmund Burke is usually regarded as the father of modern political conservatism and an advocate for what has become party politics. His philosophy is revealed not in a series...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Edmund Burke Summary
2,824 words, approx. 9 pages
Born January 12, 1729Dublin, IrelandDied July 9, 1797Beaconsfield Estate, Buckinghamshire, England Politician, political thinker, writer, public speaker <img src="http://www.bookrags.com/images/arrl/arrl_01_img0030.jpg" width="197" height="254"...
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"On Conciliation" by Edmund Burke Summary
1,617 words, approx. 5 pages
"On Conciliation" First published on March 22, 1775;excerpted from The Spirit of Seventy-Six, 1995 "An Englishman is the unfittest person on earth to argue another Englishman into slavery…. " Edmund Burke, from...
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Edmund Burke Information
5,252 words, approx. 18 pages
<div class="dablink">For other individuals named Edmund Burke see Edmund Burke (disambiguation).</div> <p>Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> – July 9, 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator,...


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Edwards assails Bush, GOP rivals
5/25/2007: 438 words, approx. 2 pages
Democratic presidential contender John Edwards argued on Thursday that President Bush has made the nation less safe and the Republican candidates are trying to become "a bigger, badder George Bush."Edwards' remarks came one day after he challenged the idea of a global war on terror,...
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Schwarzenegger inhabits an uneasy middle
3/1/2007: 650 words, approx. 2 pages
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made a splash in Washington this week by talking up "post-partisanship" and instructing the president to schmooze his political opponents over cigars.But the happy world of political cooperation he urged is not the one he has created at home. If it is...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Peter J. Stanlis
19,605 words, approx. 65 pages
In the following excerpt, Stanlis examines how Burke's concept of a moral natural law guided both his domestic political policies and his view of Parliament's affairs with the American colonies, Ireland, India, and France.
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Critical Essay by Francis Canavan
9,332 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following essay, Canavan explains how Burke's theory of prescription led to his belief that preexisting moral obligations in a divinely-willed state both supersede and underpin the rights and liberties of individuals secured through social contracts.
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Critical Essay by Charles Parkin
6,549 words, approx. 22 pages
Below, Parkin explains why Burke believed in the natural suitability of a Parliament composed of members of the aristocracy, and discusses Burke's ideas about the principles by which they should govern.
 


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