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Joseph Priestley

1733 - 1804

About the Author

Priestley was a leading theologian, scientist, and advocate of liberty in late 18th century Britain. He was a supporter of the American Revolution and severe critic of the British Empire.

In The Library:

• author: An Essay on the First Principles of Government, and on the Nature of Political, Civil, and Religious Liberty (1768)
• author: Letters to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke (1791)