Burke
Burke is an English variant of a surname that is common in England and Ireland which originates with the Cambro-Normans. In Old English, the name means "fortified hill". Variants include Bourke, de Burgo, Burgh, and De Burgh. Many Irish and English emigrants to Quebec and other francophone regions of Canada chose to change the spelling of the name to Bourque. Burke is an uncommon given name. Several localities around the world have been named Burke (see Burke (disambiguation)).
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“We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
“It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
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