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 statesman, journalist, writer, parliamentary orator, and philosopher. He is considered to be the most influential of all modern conservative thinkers and writers. Born in Dublin, Burke spent most of his career in Great Britain, and served...

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