Jeremy Bentham Quotes


Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you, --will invite you to add something to the pleasure of others, --or to diminish something of their pains.


Citations

Bentham, Jeremy. The Works of Jeremy Bentham. Edited by John Bowring, vol. 10, William Tait, 1843, p. 74.

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Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham
  • Born: February 15, 1748
  • Died: June 6, 1832
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Philosopher

Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.