The word "independence" is united to the accessory ideas of dignity and virtue. The word "dependence" is united to the ideas of… — Jeremy Bentham Accessories Copy Share Image
“Those which can be experienced in the present life, can of course, be no others than such as human nature in the… — Jeremy Bentham Human nature Copy Share Image
A civilized society must count animals as worthy of moral consideration and ethical treatment. The question is not, Can they reason? nor… — Jeremy Bentham Animal Copy Share Image
“Hence we see the emptiness of all those rhapsodies of commonplace morality, which consist in the taking of such names as lust,… — Jeremy Bentham Character Copy Share Image
Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out… — Jeremy Bentham Alone Copy Share Image
Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow… — Jeremy Bentham Able Copy Share Image
“. . . in no instance has a system in regard to religion been ever established, but for the purpose, as well… — Jeremy Bentham Corruption Copy Share Image