The greatest happiness which can happen to any country is the taking of the supreme power out of the hands of the governing few and putting it into the hands of the governed many.
功利主义伦理学说的创始人和代表人物
杰瑞米·边沁(Jeremy Bentham)是西方系统的功利主义伦理学说的创始人和代表人物,也是一位在英国近代具有显著影响的哲学家和法律改革家。