 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pagina’s
...expresses himself (if I understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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,...is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, I his satisfactions, to theirs; and, above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 pagina’s
...expresses himself (if I understand him riirhtly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness...him ; their opinion high respect ; their business unremittcd attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 pagina’s
...expresses himself (if 1 understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. ̭Zy Q [ a Va 칧 } w= zr h e朷 m - |O nz N8 :l = N; l b*(ᦥMk@ d;Sq) Z .: N re* spect; their business unremiited attention. It is his duty to sacrifice hie repose, his pleasures,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 pagina’s
...expresses himself (if I understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. " Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness...unreserved communication with his constituents. Their »ishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion high respect ; their business unremittcd... | |
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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. 
