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“The right hero” – Douglas Murray reviews Jesse Norman’s Burke biography.

The life, style and philosophy of the neglected founder of conservatism

issue 18 May 2013

Edmund Burke is one of the most difficult thinkers to write about. His philosophy defies easy summary. His career, while noble, was not glittering. Many details that he exhausted himself over — such as the impeachment of Warren Hastings — were arcana before he was dead. And hardest of all is that Burke’s prose style is among the best in the language.

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