# Edmund Burke — The Rights of Man character guide

> Edmund Burke in The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Burke, Mr. Burke

**First appearance:** 0001-the-rights-of-man

## Who they are

British statesman and author attacked by Paine for his critique of the French Revolution.

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