Quote by Edmund Burke

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; but parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purposes, not local prejudices ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You choose a member indeed; but when you have chosen him, he is not a member of Bristol, but he is a member of parliament.

Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different a

Summary

This quote, by Edmund Burke, emphasizes that parliament should not be viewed as a gathering of conflicting interests, but rather as a collective body representing the entire nation and working for its common benefit. Burke argues against prioritizing local or special interests over the broader welfare. The quote underscores the idea that once elected, a parliament member should prioritize their duty to the nation as a whole rather than representing solely their constituency. Overall, the quote highlights the importance of a unified and rational decision-making process in parliament.

Topics

By Edmund Burke

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The whole thing was the precise opposite of what I figured i

The whole thing was the precise opposite of what I figured it would be: slow and patient and quiet and neither particularly painful nor particularly ecstatic

John Green The Fault In Our Stars Journey

I shall stay the way I am because I do not give a damn.

I shall stay the way I am because I do not give a damn.

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.

The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. T

The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled members with their varied intelligence and then prays for the country.

With unemployment still abysmally high, the Obama economy is

With unemployment still abysmally high, the Obama economy is crushing Hispanics' dreams for their children to live a better life.

The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual

The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world. A theory is a species of thinking, and its right to exist is coextensive with its power of resisting extinction by its rivals.

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.

Sir Thomas Beecham

Men and women are made for each other, but their mutual depe

Men and women are made for each other, but their mutual dependence differs in degrees; man is dependent on woman through his desires; woman is dependent on man through her desires and also through her needs; he could do without her better than she can do without him. She cannot fulfill her purpose in life without his aid, without his goodwill, without his respect.....Nature herself has decreed that woman, both for herself and her children, should be at the mercy of man s judgment.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

A substandard education will always result in a substandard

A substandard education will always result in a substandard nation.

Leadership Education Management Inspirational Aubrey Priest Education Reform

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerat

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes.

I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling

I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.