# Edmund Burke — WHE Definition Discussion

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Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and political thinker. His most famous work is _Reflections on the Revolution in France_ a critique of the social and political turmoil in that country in the final decade of the 18th century. Burke advocated only gradual change to political and social institutions which had already proved themselves of value over time.

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**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/edmund-burke-whe-definition-discussion/11612/2 "2026-07-29T17:41:51Z")

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