"The concept of justice as fairness is a form of social contract theory."

"The two principles of justice are lexical order, which means that the first principle has priority over the second."

"The principles of justice are to be chosen by rational agents in a fair bargaining situation."

"The idea of public reason specifies the political values that are to guide the exercise of political power."

"The intuitive force of the difference principle is that it ensures that the least advantaged benefit from the achievements of the more advantaged."