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In the later years of Mr Bentham's life the
phrase "greatest happiness of the greatest number" appeared
on a closer scrutiny to be wanting in that clearness & correctness
which had originally recommended it to his notice & adoption
And these are the reasons for his change of opinion given in his
own words:
"Be the community in question what it may," Lay out of
out of the account the feelings of the m
"divide it into two unequal parts, lay call one of them the majority,
the other the minority, lay out of the account the
feelings of the minority, include in the account no feelings
but those of the majority, you will find that of thisthe you will find
that to the aggregate stock of the, happiness of the community,
prof loss not profit is the result of the operation. Of
this proposition
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