Empire and Imperialism: Europe. Few subjects have generated as much controversy as that of European imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Because of the term's pejorative connotations, even attempting to define it causes difficulties.
Edmund Burke. From Conservapedia. Edmund Burke (born January 12, 1729 in Dublin, died July 9, 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, an orator, and a leading conservative political theorist who is still widely read and continue to shape conservative attitudes.
Edmund Burke's famous quotes include:  1 All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing..  2 A state without the means of change is without the means of its conservation..  3 The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts..