 But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination; and what sort of reason is that, in which the determination precedes the discussion; in which one set of men deliberate, and another decide; and where those who...  The orator, a treasury of English eloquence - Page 6by Orator - 1864Full view - About this book
 | 1883 - 836 pages
...inclination ; and what sort of reason is that in which the determination precedes the discussion, in which one set of men deliberate and another decide, and...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? . . . Authoritative instructions, mandates issued, which the member is bound blindly and implicitly... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1884 - 668 pages
...inclination; and what sort of reason is that in which the determination precedes the discussion, in which one set of men deliberate and another decide, and where those who form the conclusion are perhaps 300 miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? " To deliver an opinion is the right of all men... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1890 - 568 pages
...inclination ; and what sort of reason is that in which the determination precedes the discussion, in which one set of men deliberate and another decide, and where those who form the conclusions are perhaps three hundred miles distant from those who hear the argument? ... Authoritative... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1891 - 264 pages
...inclination ; and what sort of reason is that, in which the determination precedes the discussion ; in which one set of men deliberate, and another decide ; and...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? 25 To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | Henry Lorenzo Jephson - 1892 - 500 pages
...inclination; and what sort of reason is that in which the determination precedes the discussion; in which one set of men deliberate, and another decide, and where those who form the conclusion are perhaps 300 miles distant from those who hear the arguments? "To deliver an opinion is the right of all men;... | |
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1893 - 312 pages
...inclination ; and what sort of reason is that in which the determination precedes the discussion, in which one set of men deliberate and another decide, and...form the conclusion are perhaps three hundred miles from those who hear the arguments ? To deliver an opinion is the right of all men ; that of constituents... | |
 | Cornelius Beach Bradley - 1894 - 410 pages
...inclination ; and what sftrt of reason is thnt in which the determination precedes the discussion, in which one set of men deliberate and another decide, and...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? " For six years the proud merchants of Bristol were content to be served by a man of this sort. But... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1896 - 338 pages
...; and what sort of reason is that, in which the determination precedes 5 the discussion ; in which one set of men deliberate, and another decide ; and...deliver an opinion is the right of all men ; that 10 of constituents is a weighty and respectable opinion, which a representative ought always to rejoice... | |
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1897 - 392 pages
...form the conclusion are perhaps three hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? 12. To deliver an opinion is the right of all men; that...which he ought always most seriously to consider. 13. But authoritative instructions, mandates issued, which the member is bound blindly and implicitly... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1897 - 238 pages
...inclination ; and what sort of reason is that in which the determination precedes the discussion, in which one set of men deliberate and another decide, and...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? " ' These principles he heartily followed in practice. For example, in 1778 a bill was proposed for... | |
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