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

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

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

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.

Intuitionism is not constructive, perfectionism is unacceptable.

The strength of the claims of formal justice, of obedience to system, clearly depend upon the substantive justice of institutions and the possibilities of their reform.

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