Quote by John Stuart Mill

Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain.

Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happ

Summary

This quote suggests that the morality of actions can be judged based on their ability to increase happiness or decrease unhappiness. It states that actions are considered right if they lead to happiness and wrong if they result in the opposite. Here, happiness is defined as the presence of pleasure and the absence of pain. In essence, the quote emphasizes the importance of promoting happiness and avoiding actions that cause suffering in order to determine the moral correctness of our actions.

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By John Stuart Mill

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