 | Peter Burke - Philosophy - 1854 - 340 pages
...conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure ; no, nor from the law...Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. A Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; which he betrays, instead... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1854 - 714 pages
...Blacks. Com. 159.) The representative (to use again the language of Burke) owes to his constituents, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving them, if he sacrifices it to their opinioa The people cannot debate in their collective capacity. They... | |
 | Orators - 1859 - 370 pages
...conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you ; to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure ; no, nor from the law...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. My worthy colleague says, his will ought to be subservient to yours. If that be all, the thing is innocent.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1860 - 644 pages
...conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you ; to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure ; no, nor from the law...the constitution. They are a trust from Providence, lor the abuse of which be is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you, not his industry only,... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - Constitutional history - 1861 - 544 pages
...enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men living. . . Your representative owes you, not his industry only,...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. . . Government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of in1 About a thousand... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May (baron Farnborough.) - 1861 - 536 pages
...enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any nwD) or to any set of men living. . . Your representative owes you, not his industry only,...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. . . Government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of in1 About a thousand... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - 1861 - 532 pages
...man, or to any set of men living. These he doos not derive from your pleasure; no, nor from the lav and the constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is dtenly answerable. Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1862 - 460 pages
...conscience, he ought not to .sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure ; no, nor from the law...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. My worthy colleague says, his will ought to be subservient to yours. If that be all, the thing is innocent.... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - Constitutional history - 1868 - 572 pages
...thousand petitions are with the signatures, relating to annually printed in extcnso ; and every subject, and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. . . Government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination; and what... | |
 | Orator - 1864 - 186 pages
...conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you — to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure — no, nor from the...serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. My worthy colleague says, his will ought to be subservient to yours. If that be all, the thing is innocent.... | |
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Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. 
