Bentham defined as the "fundamental axiom" of his philosophy the principle that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong".
Is this Voltarian quote about the chains of fools an identifying statement of an Atheist towards the faithful or is it observation 'about' Atheists not being able to see the Goodness in God? The latter is a Platonic play and brings all sorts of perversion to the party.
The individual pleasures and pains aggregate to forme the concrete of the whole, society that is! This declaration of independence relies on the individual to have ideals similar to the common good of the community.
