Before revision: 44–45 A disciple of Helvetius,E Halévy, The Liberal Awakening (London 1961) p. 31 who saw all society as based on the wants and desires of the individual, G Berereton, A Short History of French Literature (Penguin 1954) p. 99 Bentham began with a belief in reform through enlightened despotism, before becoming a philosophical radical and supporter of universal suffrage,
After revision: 44–45 A disciple of Helvetius,E Halévy, The Liberal Awakening (London 1961) p. 31 who saw all society as based on the wants and desires of the individual, G Berereton, A Short History of French Literature (Penguin 1954) p. .<ref>