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— Jeremy Bentham englischer Philosoph und Sozialreformer 1748 - 1832
Jeremy Bentham, in Otfried Höffe. Einführung in die utilitaristische Ethik: Klassische und zeitgenössische Texte. 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Tübingen: Francke, 1992. ISBN 3-7720-1690-1, p. 55
"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. On the one hand the standard of right and wrong, on the other the chain of causes and effects, are fastened to their throne." - An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (printed 1780, published 1789). Chapter I: Of The Principle of Utility. I. en.wikisource http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Introduction_to_the_Principles_of_Morals_and_Legislation/Chapter_I