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“An intolerant sect has no right to complain when it is denied an equal liberty... A person's right to complain is limited to principles he acknowledges himself.”

Quote by John Rawls

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John Rawls (February 21, 1921 - November 24, 2002) was an influential American philosopher, known for his contributions to political philosophy, particularly his theories on justice, freedom, and equality. His work, 'A Theory of Justice,' is considered a classic in the field of political philosophy and has had a profound impact on the late 20th-century discourse on these issues. more

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“The concept of justice I take to be defined, then, by the role of its principles in assigning rights and duties and in defining the appropriate division of social advantages. A conception of justice is an interpretation of this role.”

Social Justice Principles Roles Rights Duty Concepts Advantage Defined Appropriate Interpretation Division Conception Defining Rights And Duties

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“An intuitionist conception of justice is, one might say, but half a conception.”

Might Justice Half Conception

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“We may suppose that everyone has in himself the whole form of a moral conception.”

May Whole Form Moral Conception

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“Intuitionism is not constructive, perfectionism is unacceptable.”

Constructive Perfectionism

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“No one deserves his greater natural capacity nor merits a more favorable starting place in society.”

Natural Greater Deserve Capacity Starting Merit

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“If A were not allowed his better position, B would be even worse off than he is.”

Ifs Would Be Position

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“There are infinitely many variations of the initial situation and therefore no doubt indefinitely many theorems of moral geometry.”

Situation Moral Doubt No Doubt Initials Variation Geometry Theorems

Author:John Rawls

“The circumstances of justice may be described as the normal conditions under which human cooperation is both possible and necessary.”

Humans May Justice Conditions Circumstances Normal Cooperation

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“First of all, principles should be general. That is, it must be possible to formulate them without use of what would be intuitively recognized as proper names, or rigged definite descriptions.”

Should Firsts Use Would Be Names Principles Description Definite Rigged

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“The claims of existing social arrangements and of self interest have been duly allowed for. We cannot at the end count them a second time because we do not like the result.”

Has Beens Ends Self Social Interest Results Claims Arrangements Self Interest

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice