Edmund Burke, Speech to the electors of Bristol. 3 Nov. 1774 quotes
"Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion."
General principles should not be based on exceptional cases.
Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed.
"Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion."