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Edmund Burke's work on the French Revolution was published on 1 November 1790

"Reflections on the Revolution in France" by the British politician and thinker Edmund Burke was published on 1 November 1790. Today marks 236 years since its release.

Foto: LSM

Today, 1 November, marks 236 years since the British politician and thinker Edmund Burke published "Reflections on the Revolution in France" in 1790. The book is devoted to the revolution in France and is regarded as one of the author's most outstanding works.

Burke lived in the 18th century and is considered one of the classic figures of conservatism. For that reason the work is often mentioned in discussions of the foundations of conservative political thought.

The information about the date and the standing of the work comes from the "This Day in History" section of Latvian public media outlet LSM.

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