Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 - July 9, 1797), Irish politician, writer, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, He opposed King George III and the British Revolution, supported the American colonies and the subsequent American Revolution, as well as his later criticism of the French Revolution. He is often regarded as the founder of British and American conservatism.

Writings

1775.Conciliation with the Colonies-"Reconciliation with the United States"

1756.A Vindication of Natural Society: A View of the Miseries and Evils Arising to Mankind-"A Defense of Natural Society: An Examination of the Pain and Evil Encountered by Humanity"

1757.A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful-"On A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of the Concepts of Sublimity and Beauty"

1790.Reflections on the Revolution in France-"Reflections on the French Revolution"

Anecdotes

Due to loss In 1794, Burke declined King George III's offer to make him Earl of Beaconsfield. The title was later given to Benjamin Disraeli - Conservative politician and Prime Minister.

"Reflections on the French Revolution" was originally a letter written by Burke to a French nobleman. The true identity of this nobleman has always been controversial. Thomas Copeland, Burke's secretary, claimed that the nobleman was originally a French nobleman. It was French diplomat Victor Marie du Pont. It is worth mentioning that Victor's brother Eleuthère Irénée du Pont later became the founder of DuPont.

In the LOST file on February 7, 2007, the ex-husband of Juliet Burke, one of the heroines, was also named "Edmund Burke", although the two were not shown in the TV series. any mental connection.