Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Irish born member of the British House of Commons. Although he agreed with the American Revolution, his most famous work, Reflections on the Revolution in France, proposed the notion that the French Revolution would end in disaster because it had high ideals but "ignored the complexities of human nature and society." He believed in the importance of tradition and private property, and opposed the Divine Right of Kings in government. Edmund Burke is widely considered the father of modern Conservative thought. Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts
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