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Edmund Burke lived from January 12, 1729 to July 9, 1797.  He was an Irish statesman, orator, and political thinker.

'''Edmund Burke''' lived from January 12, 1729 to July 9, 1797.  He was an [[Ireland|Irish]] statesman, orator, and political thinker.

Burke served in the British Parliament, where he defended the rights of the American colonies and opposed the slave trade.  

Burke served in the British [[Parliament]], where he defended the rights of the [[United States of America|American]] colonies and opposed the [[slave]] trade.  

Burke's "A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly," (1791) included the following:  

Burke's "A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly," (1791) included the following:  

"What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue?  

:"What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue?  

It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and

:It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and

madness, without restraint.  

madness, without restraint.  

Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their

:Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their

disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites; in

disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites; in

proportion as they are disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise

proportion as they are disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise

and good in preference to the flattery of knaves.  

and good in preference to the flattery of knaves.  

Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and

:Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and

appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the

appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the

more there must be without.  

more there must be without.  

It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of

:It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of

Edmund Burke's most famous quote is this: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke's most famous quote is this: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

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[[Category:Political people]]

[[Category:Political people]]