Quote by John Rawls
"The social contract emerges not from actual agreement, but from what rational people would agree to under fair conditions."
More from John Rawls
"Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought."
"Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override."
"The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance."
"A just society must arrange inequalities to benefit the least advantaged."