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Philosophical literature2 quotes
It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. — Jeremy Bentham · 1776That action is best, which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. — Francis Hutcheson · 1725Political speech2 quotes
The greatest good to the greatest number is the object to be attained. — Ulysses S. Grant · 1869Those 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 literature1 quote
It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. — Jeremy Bentham · 1776