Quotes by : John Rawls

The sense of justice is continuous with the love of mankind.

Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought.

First: each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive liberty compatible with similar liberty....

The bad man desires arbitrary power. What moves the evil man is the love of injustice.

Thus I assume that to each according to his threat advantage is not a conception of justice.

Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however....

We try to show that the well-ordered society of justice as fairness is indeed possible according to our....

Many of our most serious conflicts are conflicts within ourselves. Those who suppose their judgements....

[E]ach person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar....

The natural distribution is neither just nor unjust nor is it unjust that persons are born into society....