All punishment is mischief: all punishment in itself is evil.

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All punishment is mischief: all punishment in itself is evil.

Jeremy Bentham

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation · 1789

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Bentham, Jeremy. Utilitarianism and Other Essays. Penguin UK, 2004, ch. 13.

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Bentham, Jeremy. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. London: T. Payne and Son, 1789, ch. 13.

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