Philosophers should consider the fact that the greatest happiness principle can easily be made an excuse for a benevolent dictatorship. We should replace it by a more modest and more realistic principle -- the principle that the fight against avoidable misery should be a recognized aim of public policy, while the increase of happiness should be left, in the main, to private initiative.
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Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Be the best of you. Don’t do what society, your surroundings, or circumstances expect you to do. D... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA What I'm nervous about is, I don't want to set a precedent where a boss or any third party -- milita... ART CAPLAN Finding happiness should not be seen as finding a needle in a haystack. Happiness is within. Each da... STEVE MARABOLI There is a long-standing principle that people should not be able to benefit from their own crimes. DIANNE HUBBARD This is the secret of happiness that you have been looking for: If you are moving in the ... ABRAHAM HICKS Boycott is not a principle. When it becomes one, it itself risks becoming exclusive and racist. No b... JOHN BERGER Mother Superior jump the gun... -The Beatles, Happiness is a Warm Gun LAUREN MYRACLE To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men. Wealth out not to se... WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING My personal advice: lifetime – no. It should allow for the rehabilitation of an athlete. This is a... JACQUES ROGGE My personal advice: lifetime no. It should allow for the rehabilitation of an athlete. This is a ... JACQUES ROGGE Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for p... MARIA CORAZON AQUINO Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for ... CORAZON AQUINO Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for p... CORAZON AQUINO This is not a racial issue and should not be presented as such. The principle is legal versus illega... 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