In the Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Bentham strove 'to cut a new road through the wilds of jurisprudence'. Laws should be socially useful; and, while he believed that human beings inevitably pursue pleasure and avoid pain, 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation'.
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In the Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Bentham strove 'to cut a new road through the wilds of jurisprudence'. Laws should be socially useful; and, while he believed that human beings inevitably pursue pleasure and avoid pain, 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation'.
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