 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1882 - 614 pages
...of the PreParliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests. ... It is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one...interest, that of the whole ; where not local purposes nor local prejudices ought to guide, but the general good. . . . You choose a member indeed, but when... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1882 - 594 pages
...but his judgment, and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion. . . . Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests. ... It is a deliberative assembly of one nation with one interest, that of the whole ; where not local... | |
 | 1882 - 528 pages
...agent and advocate against all agents and advocates ; but Parliament is a deliberative assembly of our nation with one interest — that of the whole ; where not local purposes, local prejudice*, ought to guide, but the general good resulting from the general reasoning of the... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1884 - 668 pages
...land, and which arise from a fundamental mistake of the whole order and tenor of our constitution. " Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different...Parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation with (me interest, that of the whole — where not local purposes, not local prejudices ought to guide,... | |
 | George W. Lawton - 1885 - 118 pages
...should vote as they directed." This caused Mr. Burke to say in his closing address, " Parliament was not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile...deliberative assembly of one nation with one interest, that 49 of the whole, where, not local purposes, not local prejudices ought to guide, but the general good... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1886 - 276 pages
...these seem to be the true characteristics of a House of Commons.— Thoughts on Prcs. Discontents. Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different...good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You choose a member indeed ; but when you have chosen him, he is not member of Bristol, but he is a... | |
 | Sydney Edward Williams - 1886 - 168 pages
...but his judgment, and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion. . . . Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests. . . It is a deliberative assembly of one nation with one interest, that of the whole, where not local... | |
 | Frederick Denison Maurice - 1889 - 344 pages
...land, and which arise from a fundamental mistake of the whole order and tenor of our constitution. " Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different...good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You choose a Member indeed ; but when you have chosen him, he is not Member of Bristol, but he is a... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1891 - 264 pages
...land, and which arise from a fundamental mistake of the whole order and tenor of our constitution. Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different...interests ; which interests each must maintain, as 5 an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates ; but parliament is a deliberative assembly... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1891 - 858 pages
...has treated this subject with great candor and dignity and ability. " Parliament," said he, '• ia not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests, which interests each must maintain aa an agent and advocate) against other agents and advocates. But Parliament is a deliberative assembly... | |
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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,... 
