The Speeches of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke in the House of Commons and in Westminster Hall, Volume 4, London, 1816, p. 86
• As quoted in "Book review: Britain’s Europe: A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation by Brendan Simms", in Prospect magazine (19 May 2016)
• As quoted in "Book review: Britain’s Europe: A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation by Brendan Simms", in Prospect magazine (19 May 2016)
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They talk as if England were not in Europe.
— Edmund Burke
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• As quoted in "Book review: Britain’s Europe: A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation by Brendan Simms", in Prospect magazine (19 May 2016)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British and Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party after moving to London in 1750.
About Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British and Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party after moving to London in 1750.
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