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~ Jeremy Bentham Quotes ~
« on: December 08, 2014, 01:32:10 PM »
Jeremy Bentham Quotes


An English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer.
Jeremy Bentham was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He became a leading theorist in Anglo-American philosophy of law, and a political radical whose ideas influenced the development of welfarism. He is best known for his advocacy of utilitarianism and animal rights, and the idea of the panopticon.

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All punishment is mischief. All punishment in itself is evil.

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Re: ~ Jeremy Bentham Quotes ~
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2014, 01:32:44 PM »
Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.

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Re: ~ Jeremy Bentham Quotes ~
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2014, 01:33:09 PM »
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.