 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...question, ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination ; and what sort of reason is that,...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 - 1803 - 462 pages
...question, ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination ; and what sort of reason is that...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 - 228 pages
...question, ought to be 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 150 precedes the discussion ; in which one set of men deliberate, and another decide ; and where those... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...question, ought to be 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 150 precedes the discussion ; in which one set of men deliberate, and another decide ; and where those... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pages
...question, ought to be superiour. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination ; and, what sort of reason is that,...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... | |
 | 1808 - 540 pages
...question, ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination ; and, what sort of reason is that,...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.) - 1810 - 514 pages
...question, ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and 'not of inclination ; and, what sort of reason is...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
...question, ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination ; and, what sort of reason is that,...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... | |
 | 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 - 1815 - 240 pages
...question, ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination ; and, what sort of reason is that,...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... | |
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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 of... 
