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This 5 page report discusses British parliamentarian and political philosopher Edmund Burke (1730-97) and his essay titled "Reflections on the Revolution in France" and why he discounted the revolution. It also discusses why Burke should be thought of as a political "conservative." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Revolution. He believed it to be a sharp break with history, and that history should flow without such decisive interruptions. As a result, Reflections on the Revolution in France has
been and continues to be the subject of significant disagreement between historians and social scientists. Burke was convinced that the revolution went wrong because its leaders tried to scrap an
entire political system and put a new one in its place virtually overnight. "Feudalism" was declared dead, which then meant the dissolution of such institutions as the army, local government,
the judicial system, and the clergy. Whether his analysis of the Revolution was accurate or not, the events in France inspired him to develop his own political philosophy. Furthermore, the
fact that he was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland, may have influenced his point of view. Most often, that philosophy is described by referring to Burke as the "father
of conservatism." Burkes Opinion on the Revolution In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Burke expressed his opinion that it was important
to do everything possible to preserve the tradition of monarchy against the turmoil and fundamental anarchy of revolution. Strangely enough, he had actually been a supporter of revolution in the
American colonies. Burke certainly believed in individual rights, but he stressed the degree to which men in entering civil society must give up some of their liberties in order to
gain the advantages of government. He did not see any great value in what would now be referred to as "participative" government. He did not think it was wise to
place any real measure of trust in a bunch of radicals who had neither the patience or wisdom to trust in the ways in which Western social order had operated
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