"The basic liberties can be restricted only for the sake of liberty itself."

"In justice as fairness the original position of equality corresponds to the state of nature in the traditional theory of the social contract."

"No one knows his place in society, his class position or social status, nor does anyone know his fortune in the distribution of natural assets and abilities, his intelligence, strength, and the like."

"The general conception of justice requires that all social primary goods—liberty and opportunity, income and wealth, and the bases of self-respect—are to be distributed equally unless an unequal distr…"

"A just society is a society that respects persons as free and equal, and that protects their fundamental rights and liberties."