Edmund Burke Flashcards
1
Q
Human nature
A
sceptical: the ‘crooked timber of humanity’ is marked by a gap between aspiration and achievement - may conceive of perfection but are unable to achive it
2
Q
state
A
the state should be constitutional, but driven by an aristocrat elite, reared to rule in the interests of all
3
Q
society
A
society is organic, comprising a host of small communities ‘little platoons’ which check the power of the state
4
Q
economy
A
trade should involve ‘organic’ free markets and laissez-faire capitalism
