"The two principles of justice are, first, that each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar scheme of liberties for others. Sec…"

"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 social contract is a hypothetical agreement among free and equal persons."

"The role of philosophy in a democratic society is to help citizens clarify their own political values and to find public reasons for their political positions."

"A just society must provide the social bases of self-respect for all citizens."