Jeremy Bentham — "The greatest good for the greatest number."
The greatest good for the greatest number.
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Often considered the summation of his philosophy, though the exact phrase was popularized by Francis Hutcheson before him, Bentham adopted and extensively used it.
Date: c. 1776 onwards
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