Jeremy Bentham — "The principle of utility, when it is applied to politics, leads to the greatest …"
The principle of utility, when it is applied to politics, leads to the greatest happiness of the greatest number.
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Attributed, directly linking his core principle to political action.
Date: c. 1780s-1820s
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