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Moral theory5 quotes
The greatest good to the greatest number is the object to be attained. — Ulysses S. Grant · 1869It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. — Jeremy Bentham · 1776The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. — Jeremy Bentham · 1832That action is best, which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. — Francis Hutcheson · 1725Those who are called upon to administer it must recognize as its leading principle the duty of shaping their measures so as to produce the greatest good to the greatest number. — William Henry Harrison · 1841Utilitarianism5 quotes
The greatest good to the greatest number is the object to be attained. — Ulysses S. Grant · 1869It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. — Jeremy Bentham · 1776The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. — Jeremy Bentham · 1832That action is best, which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. — Francis Hutcheson · 1725Those who are called upon to administer it must recognize as its leading principle the duty of shaping their measures so as to produce the greatest good to the greatest number. — William Henry Harrison · 1841Political theory3 quotes
The greatest good to the greatest number is the object to be attained. — Ulysses S. Grant · 1869The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. — Jeremy Bentham · 1832Those who are called upon to administer it must recognize as its leading principle the duty of shaping their measures so as to produce the greatest good to the greatest number. — William Henry Harrison · 1841Morality2 quotes
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. — Jeremy Bentham · 1832That action is best, which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. — Francis Hutcheson · 1725Politics1 quote
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. — Jeremy Bentham · 1832US Constitution1 quote
Those who are called upon to administer it must recognize as its leading principle the duty of shaping their measures so as to produce the greatest good to the greatest number. — William Henry Harrison · 1841