#IrishPhilosophy and the #SouthSeaBubble (2)
Molesworth (along with other Irish members at Westminster such as #ThomasBrodrick and #JohnTrenchard) took a lead in pursuing those responsible for the South Sea Bubble fraud.
Trenchard went further, writing "Cato's Letters" with #ThomasGordon, which called for "liberty, accountability, and checks upon the wealthy interests who manipulated government for their own ends." These were very influential in America.
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/857/cato-s-letters
#irishphilosophy #southseabubble #thomasbrodrick #johntrenchard #thomasgordon