 | Ukoro Theophilus Igwe - Philosophy - 2004 - 524 pages
...your opinion.,., Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent and...general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole".28 One can argue here that this speech remains, probably, the most famous statement of the case... | |
 | Julian E. Zelizer - Political Science - 2004 - 800 pages
...maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates," Burke declared. Rather, it was "a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purposes, nor local prejudices, ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the... | |
 | Duncan Watts - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2003 - 354 pages
...different and hostile interests . . . which . . . each must maintain, as an agent and advocate . . . Parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole . . . You choose a member indeed; but when you have chosen him, he is not a member for Bristol, but... | |
 | Julian E. Zelizer - Political Science - 2004 - 800 pages
...of its members. "Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates " Burke declared. Rather, it was "a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of... | |
 | John B. Morrall - Philosophy - 2004 - 162 pages
...words that parliament was 'not a congress of ambassadors from hostile and different interests' but 'a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole' in which 'the general good, resulting from the general reason of the people' should prevail. 29 Burke,... | |
 | Edward Ashbee - History - 2004 - 332 pages
...parliament, he said, could be: 'a Congress of Ambassadors from different and hostile interests, whose interests each must maintain as an agent and advocate, against other agents or advocates [or[ a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole, where... | |
 | Majid Behrouzi - Philosophy - 2005 - 246 pages
...passage is as follows: Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests, which interests each must maintain, as an agent and...member, indeed; but when you have chosen him, he is not [a] member of Bristol, but he is a member of parliament. If the local constituent should have an interest... | |
 | Michael Rush - Political Science - 2005 - 358 pages
...your opinion ... Parliament is not a Congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent, and...Member indeed: but when you have chosen him, he is not the Member for Bristol, but he is a Member of Parliament.6 In short, Burke argued that MPs were representatives,... | |
 | Ian Crowe - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 260 pages
...man in society resides in the common good, as Burke declares when speaking of Parliament: it must be "a deliberative Assembly of one Nation, with one Interest,...general Good, resulting from the general Reason of the whole."71 Burke's moral and political teleology are revealed in his statement on both the end of man... | |
 | Thorsten Hüller - Deliberative democracy - 2005 - 364 pages
...1774: „(...) Parliament is a deliberative Assembly o föne Nation, with one Int er es t, t hat oft he whole; where not local Purposes, not local Prejudices...the general Good, resulting from the general Reason ofthe whole. " (Burke l 774/l996: 69). Deshalb seien Repräsentanten auch nicht ihren Wählern gegenüber... | |
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