"The social minimum is not simply a matter of charity, but of justice."

"The principles of justice apply to the basic structure of society, not to individual actions directly."

"Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override."

"The difference principle transforms the aims of society into a cooperative venture for mutual advantage."

"The aim of justice as fairness is to provide a reasonable conception of justice for a constitutional democracy."