A Political Conception Covers The

It Is Of First Importance That The Military Be Subordinate To Civilian Government

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

Any Comprehensive Doctrine, Religious Or Secular, Can Be Introduced Into Any Political Argument At Any Time, But I Argue That People Who Do This Should Also Present What They Believe Are Public Reasons For Their Argument. So Their Opinion Is No Longer Just That Of One Particular Party, But An Opinion That All Members Of A Society Might Reasonably Agree To, Not Necessarily That They Would Agree To. What's Important Is That People Give The Kinds Of Reasons That Can Be Understood And Appraised Apart From Their Particular Comprehensive Doctrines.

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.

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.