 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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,...high respect; their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and, above all,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...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,...respect ; their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and, above all,... | |
 | 1808 - 540 pages
...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...respect , their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and, above all,... | |
 | 1812 - 500 pages
...of Bristol, he discusses the point in the following unanswerable language. " .Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative,...high respect; their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs; and, above all, ever,... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pages
...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,...him ; their opinion high respect ; their business unretnkted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to... | |
 | 1897 - 808 pages
...me when I first read it many years ago, at the time of my own election to Parliament. Burke said : "It ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...wishes ought to have great weight with him, their opinions high respect, their business unremltted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1823 - 308 pages
...constituents, without uttering a sentiment or urging an argument, which he did not feel: " Certainly, gendemon, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative,...respect; their business, unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, I his satisfactions, to theirs; and, above all,... | |
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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. 
