Jeremy Bentham — "It is not the business of government to make men virtuous, but to make them safe…"
It is not the business of government to make men virtuous, but to make them safe.
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Attributed, reflecting his focus on secular utility over moral imposition.
Date: c. 1780s-1820s
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