Edmund Burke Quotes


When a great man has some one object in view to be achieved in a given time, it may be absolutely necessary for him to walk out of all the common roads.


Citations

Burke, Edmund. A Letter from the Right Honourable Edmund Burke to a Noble Lord. J. Owen and F. and C. Rivington, 1796, p. 19.

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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.