Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.
Utilitarianism founder
Attributed, common sentiment in his writings
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"The more a man is a master of himself, the more he is a master of his own happiness."
Strange & Unusual"It is not the business of government to make men virtuous, but to make them safe."
Humorous"The principle of utility, or, as it is also called, the greatest happiness or greatest felicity principle, states that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they …"
Strange & Unusual"The sole object of government ought to be the greatest happiness of the greatest possible number of the community."
Strange & Unusual"Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure."
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