Who said “To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.”?

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Edmund Burke. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceReflections on the Revolution in France (1790)

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Burke, E. (n.d.). To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32035-to-make-us-love-our-country-our-country/

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Burke, Edmund. “To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32035-to-make-us-love-our-country-our-country/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Burke, Edmund. “To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32035-to-make-us-love-our-country-our-country/.

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