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> [Not even the apparently enlightened principle of the 'greatest good for the greatest number' can excuse indifference to individual suffering. There is no test for progress other than its impact on the individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aneurin-bevan/not-even-the-apparently-enlightened-principle-of-the-greatest-good/)

[Aneurin Bevan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aneurin-bevan/)

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> [By ethical argument and moral principle the greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary, and, in fact, a signal benefit to mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/by-ethical-argument-and-moral-principle-the-greatest-crimes-are/)

[Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/)

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