Jeremy Bentham:

Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.

— Jeremy Bentham Early Modern

Utilitarianism founder

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"The greatest good is the greatest happiness of the greatest number."

"The power of the state ought to be limited to the prevention of mischief."

"It is not the business of government to make men virtuous, but to make them safe."

"The age of reason is the age of experiment."

"The greatest happiness principle is a principle of benevolence."