Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and… — Jeremy Bentham
Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do.
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation · 1789
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Bentham, Jeremy. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Dover Publications, 2007, ch. 1.
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Bentham, Jeremy. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. London: T. Payne, 1789, ch. 1.