A Just System Must Generate Its Own

If A Were Not Allowed His Better Position, B Would Be Even Worse Off Than He Is.

The Fundamental Criterion For Judging Any Procedure Is The Justice Of Its Likely Results.

A Scheme Is Unjust When The Higher Expectations, One Or More Of Them, Are Excessive. If These Expectations Were Decreased, The Situation Of The Less Favored Would Be Improved.

The Natural Distribution Is Neither Just Nor Unjust; Nor Is It Unjust That Persons Are Born Into Society At Some Particular Position. These Are Simply Natural Facts. What Is Just And Unjust Is The Way That Institutions Deal With These Facts.

The Sense Of Justice Is Continuous With The Love Of Mankind.