Reflections on the Revolution in France

Edmund Burke was an Irishman. An Irishman who was against the French Revolution. In his letter, "Reflections on the Revolution in France", he writes to an anonymous man in France, explaining why he does not support the violent activity taking place in France. Early on he tells this man about two certain clubs or societies that have given their support to the revolutionaries. Burke assures this man that he is a member of neither, and that both are small, insignificant organizations, trying to make a name for themselves by supporting a controversial cause. Near the end of the letter, Burke tells his friend about a sermon he heard at a meeting house by a preacher who supported Revolution. He stated that it was dangerous to a "confusion of duties" between church and state. Personally, I think that the religious/secular separation itself is dangerous, because it isolates God and his word from everyday life, making Him irrelevant to our lives and choices. However I do agree with Burke that the revolution was an abuse of the right to fight a tyrant.