Richard Price

1723–1791
Nationality: English
Historical Period: The 18th Century
Richard Price was a Welsh-born liberal Presbyterian minister and moral philosopher. Price is perhaps best known for his vigorous defence of both the American and the French Revolutions. His sermon on “The Love of One’s Country” in 1791 stimulated Burke into writing his famous critique of the French Revolution.
- Author: A Discourse on the Love of Our Country
- Author: Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution
- Author: Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty