Quote by Bentham, Jeremy
"The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the smallest amount of hissing."
More from Bentham, Jeremy
"It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong."
"Nature has placed mankind under two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure."
"The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?"
"All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil."
More Politics Quotes
"Fear drives civilization. Without it, there is only chaos."- Scarecrow
"Order through chaos. That's the only real answer."- Scarecrow
"Politics and power corrupt when they're separated from purpose."- Black Lightning
"The system isn't broken—it was built this way. We have to rebuild it."- Black Lightning