Edmund Burke Quotes


Ambition can creep as well as soar.


Citations

Edmund Burke, 1729-1797, Irish Orator & Member of the British Parliament, Letters on a Regicide Peace, 1797

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Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
  • Born: January 12, 1729
  • Died: July 9, 1797
  • Nationality: Irish
  • Profession: Statesman

Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, economist, 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.