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"Every law is an infraction of liberty."
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"Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously to answer wisely to consider soberly and to decide impartially."
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"Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government."
"The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation."
"He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn."
"The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong."
"It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong."
"The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a day's time they will have turned it into a Hell."
"It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual."
"Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet."
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