“It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.”
Jeremy Bentham“Without publicity, no good is permanent; under the auspices of publicity, no evil can continue.”
Jeremy Bentham, The Works Of Jeremy Bentham: Published Under The Superintendence Of His Executor, John Bowring. Volume 1“Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.”
Jeremy Bentham“Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.”
Jeremy Bentham“The age we live in is a busy age in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection.”
Jeremy Bentham“It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.”
Jeremy Bentham“The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.”
Jeremy Bentham“The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.”
Jeremy Bentham“Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do.”
Jeremy Bentham“Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.”
Jeremy Bentham