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The Utilitarians were the sacred band who defended the strictest orthodoxy against all opponents.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Leslie Stephen 1868
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The Utilitarians were the reformers on the old lines; and their philosophy meant simply a desire to systematise the ordinary common sense arguments.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen 1868
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And as nobody has shown a fragment of reason why such a proceeding should be for the general happiness, it does not follow that the 'Utilitarians' would recommend it.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829
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Maybe because he keeps referring to us as "Utilitarians" because he can't get the name right?
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Utilitarians, Nihilists, Capitalists, and Socialists can all bring their philosophy to bear on public life, but Catholics (or other religious minorities) must check their religion at the door.
Mexico's Separation of Church and State Luke Goodrich 2010
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Utilitarians ignore the role of precedence in justice.
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Utilitarians such as Bentham and Mill held a hedonistic theory of value, on which happiness is the fundamental good.
Mohist Canons Fraser, Chris 2009
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Utilitarians have a straightforward answer, based on aggregation.
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Utilitarians already know this, yet on they march.
Martian Happiness 2009
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Utilitarians ignore the role of precedence in justice.
Why should natural lawyers care about teaching freed-market economics? 2009
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