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Jeremy Bentham
English
Philosopher
About the author
Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Man
#Flowers
#Feet
#Stars
Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Tyranny
#Anarchy
The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Right
#Wrong
#Truth
#Happiness
#Measure
The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?"
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Talk
#Reason
#Question
The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a day's time they will have turned it into a Hell.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Time
#Will
#Day
#Earth
#Hell
#Living
The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Law
#Power
#Uncertainty
All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Evil
#Punishment
The age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Age
#Knowledge
#Perfection
Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Being
#Government
#Secrecy
No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Belief
#Power
#Government
#Religion
Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Law
#Ignorance
#Lawyers
It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Talk
#Understanding
#Interest
#Community
It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Right
#People
#Wrong
#Measure
He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Right
#Will
#Wrong
Every law is an infraction of liberty.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Liberty
#Law
As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Evil
#Results
#Censorship
#Measure
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.
Jeremy Bentham,
English
Philosopher
#Morals
#Happiness
#Legislation