 Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment ; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.  The Meaning of Democracy - Page 75by Ivor John Carnegie Brown - 1920 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Daniel Parker Coke - 1803 - 462 pages
...the constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your Representative owes you, not his industry only,...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion, yours, without question, ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason... | |
 | 1833 - 1006 pages
...set of men living. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you, not his industry only,...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. * # * « » if government were a matter of will, upon any side ; yours, without question, ought to... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1823 - 308 pages
...the constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you not his industry only,...serving, you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion." " Government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination; and what sort... | |
 | John Sanderson, Robert Waln - 1828 - 438 pages
...the constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which be is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you not his industry only,...judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if be sacrifices it to your opinion." " Government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment,... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...the constitution. They are a trust from providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you not his industry only,...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. — Burke— to the Electors of Bristol. To embarrass justice by a multiplicity of laws or to hazard... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...the constitution. They are a trust from providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you not his industry only,...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. — Burke — to the Electors of Bristol. LVIII. To embarrass justice by a multiplicity of laws, or... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1831 - 762 pages
...the principle that a Representative " was not a member for Bristol, but a Member of Parliament," " Your Representative owes you, not his industry only,...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion." His own opinion entirely accorded with that of Mr. Burke. The excitements of this question of Parliamentary... | |
 | 1832 - 616 pages
...instructions of those who sent him there. " Your representative," said he, "owes you not only his industry, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion." The affairs of America for some time almost entirely engrossed his attention : one of his numerous... | |
 | 1833 - 1034 pages
...set of men living. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you, not his industry only,...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. * * # * * if government were a matter of will, upon any side ; yours, without question, ought to be... | |
 | Thomas Hamilton - 1833 - 414 pages
...set of men living. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you, not his industry only,...judgment, and HE BETRAYS INSTEAD OF SERVING YOU if he sacrifice it to your opinion." Again. " If government were a matter of will upon any side, yours, without... | |
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