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Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)

Also known as: Edmund Burgh, Edmund von Burgh, Эдмунд Бёрк, إدموند بيرك, 에드먼드 버크, エドマンド・バーク

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