# Mr. Burke — Essays character guide

> Mr. Burke in Essays by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-dissertation-on-first-principles-of-government

## Who they are

British statesman and critic of the French Revolution, rebutted by Paine.

## Relationships

### [François Noel Babeuf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_3_se/characters/francois_noel_babeuf)

_rivalry_

Babeuf and Burke are ideological opponents, with Burke defending tradition and Babeuf advocating revolution.

### [Thomas Paine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_3_se/characters/thomas_paine)

_rivalry_

Burke and Paine are famous intellectual adversaries, debating the French Revolution and governance.

## In the story

### [Royalty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_3_se/chapters/royalty)

Mentioned indirectly as a representative of royalist reasoning that the chapter refutes.

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