Frances Hutcheson: That Action is best which procures the greatest Happiness for the greatest Numbers; and that worst, which, in like manne

That Action is best which procures the greatest Happiness for the greatest Numbe — Frances Hutcheson

That Action is best which procures the greatest Happiness for the greatest Numbers; and that worst, which, in like manner, occasions misery.

Frances Hutcheson

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