The ideology of Edmund Burke and John Stuart Mill were some very well known and highly accredited philosophers who influenced the vast majority of people and the way they thought about certain things. Edmund Burke has been seen as the father of conservatism (Harris, 2010), which is the belief in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society. (Merriam-Webster, 2013) Secondly, there were his thoughts and concerns about the religious aspects of society and how if we have too many of them it could lead to problems. On the other hand there is John Stuart Mill who believed in the ideology of liberty, which suggested that absolute power for the state is not the correct path to follow, but that individual liberty is. Furthermore, Mill was known as a great supporter of utilitarianism as well as a follower and fan of Jeremy Bentham, so his thought was the belief that a morally good action is one that helps the greatest number of people. (Merriam-Webster, 2013) Edmund Burke born in Dublin, Ireland was the son of a successful father who supported the Church, this could be an explanation for the level of religion he brought into his thoughts and opinions. Born in 1729, (Wells, 2013) was a politician and philosopher; after attending the philosophical high school he was seen in Parliament due to his closeness to a certain high-ranking figure who was already a member of parliament. It was here that he truly began to be recognized as the intelligent man that he was, and where his most controversial and influential ideas came into play. The first was his idea of ​​conservatism, which is the idea of ​​very little, if any, change in this case of political laws and regulations. This is what led to his aversion to change or whether it was... middle of paper... of them who were truly some of the great philosophical minds of their times, as well as demonstrating that although two people can find themselves at opposite ends of the spectrum regarding a certain ideology, their ideas can still work well together. Works Cited Wilson, Fred, Wilson,. "John Stuart's Mill." Stanford University. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mill/ (accessed November 13, 2013)Merriam-Webster. "utilitarianism." Merriam Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utilitarism (accessed November 13, 2013)Harris, Ian, Harris,. "Edmund Burke." Stanford University. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/burke/ (accessed November 13, 2013).Burke, Edmund. Remarks on a late publication on the current state of the nation. London: J. Dodsley, 1769.Wells, Charles. Lecture Slides Edmund Burke #1-29, 2013Wells, Charles. John Mill lecture slides #1-26, 2013