...expresses himself (if I understand him rightly) in favor of the coercive authority of such instructions. Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representa- [25° live to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved...

...forgotten the real duty of a representative to those who have chosen him. Let me read what Burke said : " It ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...high respect; their business unremitted attention; but his unbiased opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrlflc...

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...expresses himself (if I understand him rightly) in favour 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,...

...his constituents after being elected Member for Bristol in 1774. Said the great Parliamentarian -.— "Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a re?presentattvc tolive in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most, unreserved...

...theory of delegation. It was put forward very strongly by Edmund Burke to his Bristol constituents : " Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness...communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought 74 to have great weight with him ; their opinions high respect, their business unremitted attention....

...address to the electors he touched on the topic of instructions to members. This is what he said — " Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness...representative to live in the strictest union, the closest corre157 spondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought...

...representative, at least, and also, it must be said, in the opinion of a large body of the electors. Burke said it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...high respect, their business unremitted attention. " But," Burke goes on, " his unbiased opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened conscience, he...

...constituents in the short speech at the conclusion of the Poll at Bristol in November 1774. There he says, ' 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,...

...PEOPLE* By Edmund Burke (1774) ******* CERTAINI,T, Gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of i representative to live in the strictest union, the...most unreserved communication with his constituents. TTieir wishes ought to have great weight with him; their opinions high respect; their business unremitted...