 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. Their wishes ought to have great weight with him;...  Paragraph-writing: A Rhetoric for Colleges - Seite 52von Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denny, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1909 - 468 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 Seiten
...expresses himself (if I understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...expresses himself (if I understand him rightly) in favor of the, coercive authority of such instructions. " Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness...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 Seiten
...speech to the electors of Bristol, he discusses the point in the following unanswerable language. " .Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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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