 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...superior. 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...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men ; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | Daniel Parker Coke - Elections - 1803 - 462 pages
...superior. 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...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? To deliver an opinion is the right of all men ; that of Constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...judgment, and not of inclination ; and, • what sort of reason is that, in which the determination 150 precedes the discussion ; in which one set of men...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men ; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...judgment, and not of inclination ; and, what sort of reason is that, in which the determination 150 precedes the discussion ; in which one set of men...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men ; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 540 pages
...superior. 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...deliberate, and another decide ; and where those, who from the conclusion are perhaps three hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? " To... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Oratory - 1810 - 514 pages
...superior. 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...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? " To deliver an opinion is the right of all men ; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1811 - 252 pages
...superior. 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...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | Europe - 1812 - 500 pages
...senator of the United States from Virginia, who doth not hold himself bound to obey sucll instructions. sort of reason is that, in which the determination...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments? " To deliver an opinion is the right of all men; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 240 pages
...superior. 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...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments ? To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men ; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable... | |
 | England - 1833 - 1006 pages
...superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, not of inclination. And what sort of reason is that, in which the determination...hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments? *»»»»» Authoritative instructions, mandates, which the member is bound blindly and implicitly... | |
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... My worthy colleague says, his will ought to be subservient to yours. If that be all, the thing is innocent. If government were a matter of will upon any side, yours without question ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters... 
