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Edmund Burke on the 12 Axes test

This is where Edmund Burke sits on the twelve axes of the 12 Axes test, judged by what they argued for and what they did. It is an editorial estimate.

Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)

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Twelve-axis profile

Government

FederalUnitary

Structure · Balanced

DemocraticAutocratic

Representation · Balanced

SecurityFreedom

Power · Balanced

Diplomacy

InternationalistNationalist

Intervention · Balanced

MilitaristPacifist

Military · Balanced

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Immigration · Assimilationist

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize

Economy · Market liberal

PlannedLaissez-faire

Control · Market-leaning

ProtectionistGlobalist

Trade · Free trader

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Religion · Religious

ProgressiveTraditional

Culture · Traditionalist

AccelerationBioconservative

Technology · Balanced

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