"Ignorance of these particulars about oneself means that no one is able to tailor principles to his own advantage."

"The problem of justice is to find principles that can be publicly justified to all members of society."

"The original position models fair conditions for agreement."

"The principles of justice are those that free and rational persons concerned to further their own interests would accept in an initial position of equality."

"The intuitive idea is that since everyone's well-being depends upon a scheme of cooperation without which no one could have a satisfactory life, the division of advantages should be such as to draw fo…"