Creative Quotations from . . .
Jeremy Bentham
(1748-1832) born on Feb 15
English "philosopher, economist, jurist". He was the earliest and chief expounder of Utilitarianism.
 
   
F
The schoolmaster is abroad! And I trust to him armed with his primer against the soldier in full military array.

R
"He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn."
A
Every law is an infraction of liberty.
N
It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.
K
"As to the evil which results from censorship, it is impossible to measure it, because it is impossible to tell where it ends."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Speech, 29 Jan. 1828, to House of Commons, on educational reform."
R: "In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
A: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: ""On Liberty of the Press and Public Discussion"



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