An event had happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke (; 12 January [NS] 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, journalist, writer, literary critic, philosopher, and parliamentary orator. He is considered by some to be the most influential of all modern conservative thinkers and writers. Born in Dublin, Burke spent most of his career in...

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