Quote by Jeremy Bentham
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. – Jeremy Bentham

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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

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Religion
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The age we live in is a busy age in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection. – Jeremy Bentham

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Age
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The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. – Jeremy Bentham

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Happiness
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As long as I am given the opportunity to keep performing and keep exploring in whatever medium, Ill be happy. As long as I get to spend time with my family, Ill be happy. As long as I can write in some form, Ill be happy. It is the essential things like that I equate with happiness. – Dan Stevens

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When Kate was born, she was born into a world of joy and happiness and confidence. The difference between the children is night and day. Shes happy, shes thriving, shes full of self-confidence. I tell her shes beautiful every day before I send her off to school. – Lynn Johnston

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Happiness

The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it. – Daniel Dennett

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Happiness

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Happiness

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Read my lips: no new taxes. – George Bush

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Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And thats a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect. – Rob Reiner

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If we cant have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, weve got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it. – Jeff Flake

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