# Thomas Hodgskin Versus Jeremy Bentham

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/thomas-hodgskin-versus-jeremy-bentham>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** April 1, 2015

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George H. Smith discusses Thomas Hodgskin’s critique of utilitarianism and his contention that the primary concern of legislators is to preserve their own power.

[Originally published in essay form on July 3, 2012.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/thomas-hodgskin-versus-jeremy-bentham)

_Narrated by James Foster._