The first statement of the two principals reads as follows. First: each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others. Second: social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (a) reasonably expected to be to everyone's advantage, and (b) attached to positions and offices open to all.


Chapter II, Section 11, pg. 60 - A Theory of Justice (1971; 1975; 1999)

John Rawls Quotes

The first statement of the two principals reads as follows. First: each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty...

The first statement of the two principals reads as follows. First: each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty...

The first statement of the two principals reads as follows. First: each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty...

The first statement of the two principals reads as follows. First: each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty...