"Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do. On the one …"

"The only limit to the power of the legislator is the limit of practicability."

"Prejudice apart, the game of push-pin is of equal value with the arts and sciences of music and poetry. If pushpin maximizes happiness for the greatest number of people—that is, if it provides more pl…"

"The greatest happiness principle is not a selfish principle."

"Without publicity, no good is permanent; under the auspices of publicity, no evil can continue."