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Quote by John Bentham
Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign ma

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure… they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it. – John Bentham

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