PrintFebruary 19, 2011
Revolution in the Middle East? Ask Burke
The "revolution" that began in Egypt just three weeks ago and that is now spreading across the Middle East has many Americans smiling. Those who supported President Bush's "Freedom Agenda" are now crediting the former visionary for setting in motion the domino effect that, they are convinced, promises to bring "Democracy" to the Islamic world. At this time we would be well served to revisit the thought of the one thinker who is about as widely respected, if not revered, by all self-professed "conservatives" as anyone: Edmund Burke, the recognized "father" of modern conservatism. Burke was no admirer of revolution. Contrary to popular opinion, Burke didn't even support the American Revolution. It is true that he expressed no shortage of sympathy for the colonists, but he labored indefatigably to persuade them not to sever their ties with the Mother Country. Burke implored the colonists to resist those...(Read Full Article)
