 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.  The North American Review - Page 6631897Full view - About this book
 | 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...wishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion, high respect; their otrsiness, uuremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
 | 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 great weight with him ; their opinion, high ' respect ; their business, unremitted attention.' And even while claiming that a member... | |
 | 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,...wishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion high respect ; their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
 | 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,...wishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion high respect; their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
 | 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...wishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion high respect , their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
 | 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,...wishes ought to have great weight with him; their opinion high respect; their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 518 pages
...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...wishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion, high respect ; their business,. unremitted attention ; it is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 508 pages
...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...wishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion, high respect ; their business, unremitted attention ; it is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
 | 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,...wishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion high respect ; their business unretnkted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose,... | |
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