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Jeremy Bentham quotes

English Philosopher February 15, 1748 – June 6, 1832

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Jeremy Bentham quote: "It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without..."
It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual. Jeremy Bentham
In the mind of all, fiction, in the logical sense, has been the coin of necessity;—in that of poets of amusement—in that of the priest and the lawyer of mischievous immorality in the shape of mischievous ambition,—and too often both priest and lawyer have framed or made in part this instrument. Jeremy Bentham
No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "...the rarest of all human qualities is consistency."
...the rarest of all human qualities is consistency. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "There are two types of people in this world; those who divide..."
There are two types of people in this world; those who divide the world into two types, and those who do not. Jeremy Bentham
Bodies are real entities. Surfaces and lines are but fictitious entities. A surface without depth, a line without thickness, was never seen by any man; no; nor can any conception be seriously formed of its existence. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is..."
As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil."
All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "Every law is an infraction of liberty."
Every law is an infraction of liberty. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?"..."
The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer? Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?"..."
The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?" Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be..."
Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "multum ex scen."
multum ex scen. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart."
Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart. Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham quote: "Nonsense on stilts"
Nonsense on stilts Jeremy Bentham

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