 Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent, and advocate, against other agents and advocates; but Parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest,...  Parliament: Its History, Constitution and Practice - Page 159by Courtenay Ilbert - 1911 - 256 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Daniel Parker Coke - 1803 - 462 pages
...that of the whole; where not local purposes, not local prejudicesought to guide but the generalgood, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You...member of BRISTOL, but he is a member of Parliament. It' the local constituent should have an interest, or should form an hasty opinion, evidently opposite... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 pages
...judgment, his enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men. Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different...member of Bristol, but he is. a member of parliament. If the local constituent should have an interest, or should form an hasty opinion, evidently opposite... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 pages
...agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates : but parliament is a deliberative assembly ot one nation, with one interest, that of the whole;...member of Bristol, but he is a member of parliament. If the local constituent should have an interest, or should form an hasty opinion, evidently opposite... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...Wahrheiten, den fVählern auch gerade zu sagte: You cbose a Member indeed; but when you bave chosen htm, be is not a Member of Bristol, but he is a Member of Parliament. — Burke blieb während des ganzen Amerikanischen Krieges der erklärte Gegner des Lord J?or,th in... | |
 | 1824 - 718 pages
...constitution. " Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile States; whose interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate...member of Bristol, but he is a member of Parliament. If the local constituent should have an interest, or should form an hasty opinion, evidently opposite... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 pages
...prejudices ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You chuse however sagacious and observing he may be, it is with...caution that any man ought U> venture upon pullin If the local constituent should have an interest, or should form an hasty opinion, evidently opposite... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1835 - 458 pages
...to the laws of this land, and which arise from a fundamental mistake of the whole order and tenour of our constitution. " Parliament is not a congress...member of Bristol, but he is a member of parliament. If the local constituent should have an interest, or should form a hasty opinion, evidently opposite... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 pages
...prejudices ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You chuse n n nMq , If the local constituent should have an interest, or should form an hasty opmion, evidently opposite... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...maintain, as an agent and advocate, against the other agents and advocates; but Parliament is a deliberate assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of...member of Bristol, but he is a member of Parliament. If the local constituent should have an interest, or should form a hasty opinion, evidently opposite... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1839 - 592 pages
...clearest conviction of his judgment and conscience ; these are things utterly unknown to the laws of this land, and which arise from a fundamental mistake of...member of Bristol, but he is a member of parliament. If the local constituent should have an interest, or should form an hasty opinion, evidently opposite... | |
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