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

A political conception covers the right to vote, the political virtues, and the good of political life, but it doesn't intend to cover anything else.

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

A just system must generate its own support.

The naturally advantaged are not to gain merely because they are more gifted, but only to cover the costs of training and education and for using their endowments in ways that help the less fortunate as well.

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

The good of political life is the good of free and equal citizens recognizing the duty of civility to one another and supporting the institutions of a constitutional regime.