Priestley: Political WritingsJoseph Priestley (1733 1804) was arguably the most important English theorist to focus on the issue of political liberty during the English Enlightenment. His concept of freedom is of crucial importance to two of the major issues of his day: the right of dissenters to religious toleration, and the right of the American colonists to self government. Priestley's writings lack a modern edition and this new collection will be the first to render