The quotations of

Jeremy Bentham

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer

1748–1832

6 quotes, most often on Morality and Animals.

The day may come when the rest of the animal creation may acquire those rights which never could have been withholden from them but by the hand of tyranny.
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789; 1823), Ch. 17: Of the Limits of the Penal Branch of Jurisprudence
- Animals
- Justice
The question is not Can they reason?, nor Can they talk?, but Can they suffer?
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789; 1823), Ch. 17: Of the Limits of the Penal Branch of Jurisprudence
- Animals

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