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In short, if a certain quality of human Life is that which is…

Quote byHenry Sidgwick · 1838–1900

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Methods of Ethics (1874), Book 3, chapter 14, section 3 (7th ed., 1907).

English (original)

In short, if a certain quality of human Life is that which is ultimately desirable, it must belong to human Life regarded on its psychical side, or, briefly, Consciousness.

— Henry Sidgwick

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