Quote: The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number. [Francis Hutcheson]
Quote: That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. [Francis Hutcheson]
Quote: Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means. [Francis Hutcheson]
Quote: For the ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the
universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has
this tendency he has a right thus to act.
- Francis Hutcheson, [Francis Hutcheson]
Quote: Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means. [Francis Hutcheson]
Quote: The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act. [Francis Hutcheson]
Quote: Many are really virtuous who cannot explain what virtue is . . . But the powers themselves in reality perform their several operations with sufficient constancy and uniformity in persons of good health whatever their opinions be about them . . . [Francis Hutcheson]
Quote: That action is best which procures the greatest happiness. [Francis Hutcheson]
Quote: Unalienable rights are essential limitations to all governments. [Francis Hutcheson]