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In what sense is Burke the founder of modern British Conservative thought?
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In What Sense is Burke the founder of Modern British Conservative Thought? Edmund Burke, the passionate defender of the "ancient principles", is considered by all accounts the founder of modern British political conservatism; and generations of 'conservative' thinkers have centred their political thesis on his philosophical and practical wisdom. Although Burke never produced anything that may be regarded as a systematic political treatise, he governed his life though a consistent political creed. Political thinkers have drawn from Burke's creed and have grouped a set of ideologies that form the foundations of modern day conservatism. It can therefore be stated that Burke gave birth to such ideologies. However, it is important that here an understanding of an ideology is noted; as conservatism is unwilling to be subscribed to fixed notions, but instead evolves to the current political climate based on past experiences. Conservatism is a 'common - sensical' philosophy, "a Natural disposition...
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