Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burkewas an Irish statesman born in Dublin, as well as an author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who, after moving to London, served as a member of parliamentfor many years in the House of Commons with the Whig Party...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 January 1729
CountryIreland
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Through a wise and salutary neglect, a generous nature has been suffered to take her own way to perfection.
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Never, no never, did Nature say one thing, and wisdom another.
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Politics ought to be adjusted not to human reasonings but to human nature, of which reason is but a part and by no means the greatest part.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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Gambling is a principle inherent in human nature.