Richard Price’s Sermon

Burke begins his critique by addressing a sermon delivered by the dissenting preacher and political radical Richard Price. In his sermon, Price argues that the English people have the right to choose their own governors, remove them for misconduct, and create a government for themselves, drawing inspiration from the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

Richard Price interpreted the Glorious Revolution in his book A Discourse on the Love of Our Country (1789) as a victory for the principles of liberty, democracy, and the people's right to choose their rulers.