Rawls, John

"Fair procedures for making collective decisions respect the equal standing of all citizens."

"Citizens in a just society recognize others as free and equal in fundamental respects."

"The basic structure is the primary focus of theories of justice because it has pervasive effects."

"A just distribution must arise from fair processes or satisfy conditions of fair outcomes."

"Self-respect is the primary good that just institutions must protect and promote."

"The capacity to form and revise a conception of the good is essential to being a citizen."

"Justice requires that the basic structure provide everyone with adequate material and social support."

"A fair system of cooperation includes principles governing the distribution of advantages and disadvantages."

"Citizens have an equal claim to justification for social institutions that bind them."

"The original position is an impartial procedure for identifying fair principles of justice."

"Political justice is distinct from personal morality and comprehensive doctrines."

"A just basic structure maintains fair background conditions for social cooperation among citizens."

"Liberty of conscience cannot be limited for reasons of social utility or majority preference."

"Justice requires that all citizens have the material means necessary for genuine equality of opportunity."

"The priority of justice means that other goods cannot override fair basic principles."

"Citizens in well-ordered societies develop a mature sense of justice through socialization."

"Fair terms of cooperation must be justifiable to all participants from their own perspective."

"The principle of equal basic liberties applies to all citizens regardless of their social position."

"A conception of justice for the basic structure must ensure that all citizens are free and equal."

"Justice as fairness respects the independence of individuals and their right to pursue their own ends."

"The stability of just institutions depends on citizens' commitment to fair principles."

"Economic institutions must be designed to serve the interests of all citizens, especially the least advantaged."

"A just society protects basic liberties and ensures fair opportunity for all."

"The original position is a model of choice that represents certain procedural constraints on fairness."

"Citizens have a natural duty to support and comply with just institutions."

"Fair background conditions require continuous institutional adjustment and reform."

"Justice requires that society's basic institutions be designed to benefit all citizens fairly."

"The capacity for justice is fundamental to human dignity and equal citizenship."

"A well-ordered society is one where citizens accept fair principles and support just institutions."

"Political legitimacy requires that coercive laws be justifiable to those subject to them."