He sided with the liberal faction of the Parliament .
He promoted freedom of the press , free - market and physiocracy , the abolishment of torture , the prosecution of slave trade and the abolishment of the jurisdictional power of manors .
Siding with the liberal faction of the Parliament , he promoted freedom of the press , free - market and physiocracy , the abolishment of torture , the prosecution of slave trade and the abolishment of the jurisdictional power of manors .