 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 Seiten
...understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought to havei great weight with him ; their opinion, high respect ; their business, unremitted attention. It... | |
 | Daniel Parker Coke - 1803 - 462 Seiten
...the candid perusal of the Electors of NOTTINGHAM. CKHTAIT? LT, gentleman, it ought to be the happiand glory of a Representative to live in the strictest...weight with him ; their opinion, high respect; their otrsiness, uuremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasure, his satisfaction,... | |
 | 1916 - 476 Seiten
...hideous nightmare. But even Burke recognised the general responsibility of a member of Parliament to his constituents : ' Their wishes ' ought to have...' respect ; their business, unremitted attention.' And even while claiming that a member of Parliament ought not to sacrifice his ' enlightened conscience... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 Seiten
...reason, instinct is always in the right. INSTRUCTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS TO THEIR MEMBERS. CERTAINLY, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative,...is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and, above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 Seiten
...reason, instinct is always in the right. INSTRUCTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS TO THEIR MEMBERS. CERTAINLY, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative,...is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and, above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to... | |
 | 1808 - 540 Seiten
...understand him rightly) in favor of the, coercive authority of such instructions. " Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and, above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to... | |
 | 1812 - 500 Seiten
...of Bristol, he discusses the point in the following unanswerable language. " .Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative,...is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs; and, above all, ever, and in all cases, to pref r their interest to his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 518 Seiten
...their constituents," out of the reach of all future litigation. " Certainly, gentlemen," says he, " it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and above all, ever and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 508 Seiten
...the reach of all future litigation. " Certainly, gentlemen," says he, " it ought to be thehappiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest...is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and above all, ever and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 Seiten
...of their, constituents," out of the reach of all future litigation. "Certainly, gentlemen," says he, "it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...respect; their business, unremitted attention ; it i» his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs; and above all, ever... | |
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Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. 
