Essay on the First Principles of Government and on the Nature of Political, Civil, and Religious Liberty

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In Joseph Priestley: Theology, teaching, and politics
In An Essay on the First Principles of Government (1768), he argued that scientific progress and human perfectibility required freedom of speech, worship, and education. As a proponent of laissez-faire economics, developed by the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith, Priestley sought to limit the role of government…
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