...outset that our defiaition of Party should be quite free from ambiguity. Mr. Burke describes Party as " a body of men united for promoting, by their...national interest, upon some particular principle." If the actual manifestations of Party life strictly corresponded with this account of it, there would...

...of public men. From such doctrine Burke dissented. Party was a necessity. " Party," said Burke, " is a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest upon some paricular principle in which they are all agreed. For my part I find it impossible to conceive that...

...government. Burke's definition, "Party is a body of men united in promoting by their joint endeavors the national interest upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed," was accurately applicable to the small and coherent body of electors which ho represented. While remaining...

...clearer and juster view of its object and limits. " Party," says Burke in a well-known passage, "is a body of men united for promoting by their joint...particular principle in which they are all agreed." And to the institution as thus denned little exception can be taken. But it is manifestly of the essence...

...he does not agree with them at least nine times in ten.— Thoughts on Pres. Discontents. Party is a body of men united, for promoting by their joint...particular principle in which they are all agreed.— Thoughts on Pres. Discontents. Kvery profession, not excepting the glorious one of a soldier or the...

...19. The passage from Burke is rightly given by thirty-four members, and is as follows : ' Party is a body of men united for promoting, by their joint endeavours, the national interest, upon Mme particular principle in which they are all agreed ' (Prêtent Discontents'). Moonraker is severe...

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...interpreted into a scuffle for places. Party is a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavors the national interest upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed. For my part, I find it impossible to conceive, that any one believes in his own politics, or thinks...

...immaterial whether we agree with the somewhat Olympian definition given by Burke that a party is " a body of men united for promoting by their joint " endeavours the national interests upon some particular principle " on which they are agreed," or whether wo hold the view of...

...found that those who boast of placing country before party place themselves before either. " Party is a body of men united for promoting by their joint...endeavours the national interest upon some particular in which they are all agreed." That is Burke's definition, and it holds good to-day. Superfine- folk...