John Rawls — "The concept of a person as free and equal is a fundamental idea in justice as fa…"

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

"The original position with its veil of ignorance is a thought experiment."

"The well-ordered society is a society in which everyone accepts and knows that everyone else accepts the same principles of justice."

"The principles of justice are meant to reconcile liberty and equality."

"A conception of justice is stable if, when the basic structure of society is publicly known to satisfy its principles for an extended period, those subject to these arrangements acquire a sense of jus…"