That statement is false on a number of levels. Jeremy Bentham was not a boot maker. He was born to a wealthy family and was studying Latin by age three. He trained as a lawyer and became famous as a philosopher. Oh, and he died in 1832, so he wasn't doing much of anything in 1841. He is famous as one of the founders of Utilitarianism as an ethical theory. He also did philosophical work in regard to criminal justice and prisons. He proposed what he called the "Panopticon" as a design for prisons, in which all inmates can be observed from a central guard position.
Well the word "Veda" is derived from the root word "vid" which means to know, devout Hindus revere as the ultimate source of all their religious knowledge.
Operation torch was a key victory because it became a beach point where the rest of the allied forces can unload safely to invade ready of France. It also is a beachead where supplies could be unloaded and transported to the front lines.