Jeremy Bentham's Quotes

The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that 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 age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection.

Jeremy Bentham

The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.

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