Many of our most serious conflicts are conflicts within ourselves. Those who suppose their judgements are always consistent are unreflective or dogmatic.

At best the principles that economists have supposed the choices of rational individuals to satisfy can be presented as guidelines for us to consider when we make our decisions.

Liberal constitutional democracy is supposed to ensure that each citizen is free and equal and protected by basic rights and liberties.

A society regulated by a public sense of justice is inherently stable.

Peace surely is a good reason, yes. But there are other reasons too.

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

Public reason arguments can be good or bad just like other arguments.