Jeremy Bentham
Utilitarianism founder
Sayings by Jeremy Bentham
Stinginess is a virtue, if it saves a penny for a useful purpose; crime is a virtue when it prevents a greater crime.
The law is a harlot, because she is for sale.
The human race is divided into two classes, those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire why it was not done the other way.
The more the merrier, the fewer the better fare.
The best way to do good to ourselves is to do good to others.
Anarchical fallacies, which by their very nature never can be cured, are the natural and necessary consequences of the doctrine of imprescriptible rights.
The more extensive the knowledge of the law, the less the danger of injustice.
The greatest good for the greatest number.
All government is a trust, and every branch of government is a trustee.
Tyranny and anarchy are the two great evils that afflict mankind.
The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.
The more strictly we are confined to the letter of the law, the more likely we are to miss its spirit.
The greatest happiness principle is the only one that can be consistently and universally applied.
It is not the business of government to make men virtuous, but to make them safe.
The power of the state ought to be limited to the prevention of mischief.
The greatest good for the greatest number, and the greatest pain for the fewest.
The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow. The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice, when speaking your mind or making your choice.
Individual happiness is the only criterion of the good.
The only good reason for a law is to prevent a greater evil.
The age of reason is the age of experiment.