What is Edmund Burke?
[[File:Edmund Burke2 c.jpg|thumb|200px|Rt. Hon. Edmund Burke]] '''Edmund Burke''' (12 January 1729-9 July 1797) was an important [[Ireland|Irish]] [[politician]], and [[writer]]. He became a member of the British [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] with the [[Whigs]] in 1765. Burke supported the [[American Revolution]]. He opposed the [[French Revolution]] for killing Catholics and other dissenters. His most famous book was ''Reflections on the Revolution in France'', which created many of the ideas in [[conservatism]]. == Other websites == {{commonscat}} * {{gutenberg author| id=Edmund+Burke | name=Edmund Burke}} (including his collected works in 12 volumes) {{bio-stub}} {{Evolutionary psychologists}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Edmund}} [[Category:1729 births]] [[Category:1797 deaths]] [[Category:Irish philosophers]] [[Category:Politicians from Dublin]] [[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Great Britain]] [[Category:Whig party (UK) politicians]]