Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Benthamwas an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer. He is regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth15 February 1748
government belief endeavor
No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion.
government political politics
Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.
government order atmosphere
Among the several cloudy appellatives which have been commonly employed as cloaks for misgovernment, there is none more conspicuous in this atmosphere of illusion than the word Order.
light government modest
The request of industry to government is as modest as that of Diogenes to Alexander: Get out of my light.
government evil publicity
Without publicity, no good is permanent; under the auspices of publicity, no evil can continue.
government branches branches-of-government
All government is a trust. Every branch of government is a trust, and immemorially acknowledged to be so.
law medicine government
It is with government as with medicine, its only business is the choice of evils. Every law is an evil, for every law is an infraction of liberty.
against armed full military soldier teaching trust
The schoolmaster is abroad! And I trust to him armed with his primer against the soldier in full military array.
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The solar industry needs stable markets. With fair and good incentives we can have solar power competitive in ten year's time.
english-philosopher question
The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?
english-philosopher measure results
As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends.
english-philosopher foundation happiness number
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.
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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.
english-philosopher good number people
It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.