Edmund Burke, in a parliamentary debate about Britain's war against France. Quoted in John Wright, Thomas Curson Hansard (1817), The parliamentary history of England, from the earliest period to the year 1803 publisher: T.C. Hansard for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
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With respect to us, Poland might be, in fact, considered as a country in the moon.
— Edmund Burke on Poland
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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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