The basic liberties are inalienable and cannot be traded off for other goods.
Theory of justice
Priority of liberty in 'A Theory of Justice', Chapter II, Section 11
1971
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"The principles of justice apply to the basic structure of society, not to individual actions directly."
Controversial"The social contract is a hypothetical agreement among free and equal persons."
Strange & Unusual"The natural distribution is neither just nor unjust; nor is it unjust that persons are born into society at some particular position."
Strange & Unusual"We are not trying to find a theory that explains our considered judgments of justice; we are trying to find a theory that justifies them."
Strange & Unusual"The primary subject of justice is the basic structure of society, or more exactly, the way in which the major social institutions distribute fundamental rights and duties and determine the division of…"
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