"The principles of justice are to be chosen by rational agents who are mutually disinterested."

"The idea of a constitutional democracy is that political power is to be exercised according to a constitution that is publicly affirmed by all citizens."

"The primary subject of justice is the basic structure of society, or more exactly, the way in which the major social institutions distribute fundamental rights and duties and determine the division of…"

"The liberties of equal citizenship must not be sacrificed to political bargaining."

"The concept of a person as free and equal is a fundamental idea in justice as fairness."