"The intuitive idea is that since everyone's well-being depends upon a scheme of cooperation without which no one could have a satisfactory life, the division of advantages should be such as to draw fo…"

"The concept of justice as fairness is a form of social contract theory."

"The natural lottery is neither just nor unjust; nor is it unjust that persons are born into certain positions in society."

"The principles of justice are to be chosen in a situation where no one is able to tailor principles to his own advantage."

"The overlapping consensus is a feature of a well-ordered society in which citizens hold different comprehensive doctrines but still agree on a political conception of justice."