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Letter "J" » Jeremy Bentham Quotes
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«Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet»
«It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.»
«The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation»
Author: Jeremy Bentham
(Activist, Philosopher)
| About:
Ethics,
Happiness
| Keywords:
legislation, morals, The Foundation
«As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends.»
«The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law»
Author: Jeremy Bentham
(Activist, Philosopher)
| Keywords:
lawyer, The Law, uncertainties, uncertainty
«Tyranny and anarchy are never far asunder»
«Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.»
Author: Jeremy Bentham
(Activist, Philosopher)
| About:
Ignorance,
Law and lawyers
| Keywords:
ignorance of the law, punished
«It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual»
Author: Jeremy Bentham
(Activist, Philosopher)
| About:
Community,
Individuality
| Keywords:
talk of
«Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure - they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm»
Author: Jeremy Bentham
(Activist, Philosopher)
| About:
Effort,
Government,
Mankind,
Nature,
Pain,
Pleasure
| Keywords:
confirm, demonstrate, pain and pleasure, sovereign, subjection, throw off
«Every law is an infraction of liberty.»
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