To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke (; 12 January [NS] 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish politician, journalist and philosopher who is regarded as the founder of the social and cultural philosophy of conservatism. Regarded as one of the most influential conservative thinkers and writers, Burke spent the majority of his political...

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