"The idea of a well-ordered society is an ideal that we should strive for, even if we can never fully achieve it."

"The idea of public reason specifies the political values that are to guide the exercise of political power."

"The concept of justice I want to elaborate is that of justice as fairness."

"Justice is the standard by which the competing claims of individuals and groups are to be assessed."

"The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance."