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Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke was an Irish-born statesman, orator and political thinker, educated at Trinity College Dublin. As a Whig member of the British Parliament he supported conciliation with the American colonies and relief for Irish Catholics, and he led the impeachment of Warren Hastings. His Reflections on the Revolution in France of 1790 made him a founding figure of modern conservatism.
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