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John Rawls Quotes: We must choose for others as we have reason to believe they would choose for themselves if they were at the age of reason and deciding rationally.
         

We must choose for others as we have reason to believe they would choose for themselves if they were at the age of reason and deciding rationally.


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The fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have.



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



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An injustice is tolerable only when it is necessary to avoid an even greater injustice.



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The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance.



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



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The intolerant can be viewed as free-riders, as persons who seek the advantages of just institutions while not doing their share to uphold them.



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





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