In the feature,"Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Edmund Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution," although Burke was considered a conservative at the time,what did he support?

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Although Edmund Burke was considered a conservative, he supported the rights of Catholics in Ireland, as seen in his Remarks on the Policy of the Allies with Respect to France. He was critical of the British government's treatment of Irish Catholics and believed in religious tolerance. However, he was opposed to the French Revolution and its violent methods of achieving liberty and equality.

In the Feature,"Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Edmund Burke's