Bentham holds that it's morally permissible to lie if:

A. you don't mean to hurt anyone.

B. you would want someone else in the same situation to lie to you.
C. the total happiness produced by telling the truth would be less.

D. only evil people are hurt by it.
E. Never


Answer: C

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