Quote by Bentham, Jeremy
"Few, I trust, are disposed to reject the proposition that the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of all morality and legislation."
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"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."