"It ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought to have great weight with him; their opinion high respect; their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions to theirs; and, above all, ever and in all cases to prefer their interests to his own. But his unbiased opinion, his mature judgement, his enlightened 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 and the constitution. They are a trust from Providence for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

"To be a good Member of Parliament is, let me tell you, no easy task; especially at this time when there is so strong a disposition to run into the perilous extremes of servile compliance or wild popularity".

I will not even try to say it better myself. I will always listen to your views and take them into account in reaching my judgements.