The question is not "Can they reason?" Nor "Can they talk?" But "Can they suffer?

Jeremy Bentham

About Jeremy Bentham

Portrait of Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham (; 4 February 1747/8 O.S. [15 February 1748 N.S.] – 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.