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

"The original position is a hypothetical situation, not an actual historical state of affairs."

"The primary goods are things that every rational man is presumed to want."

"The concept of a person as free and equal is a fundamental idea in justice as fairness."

"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…"