#just

Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected or revised if it is untrue; likewise laws and institutions no matter how efficient and well-arranged must be reformed or abolished if they are unjust. Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override. For this reason justice denies that the loss of freedom for some is made right by a greater good shared by others. It does not allow that the sacrifices imposed on a few are outweighed by the larger sum of advantages enjoyed by many. Therefore in a just society the liberties of equal citizenship are taken as settled; the rights secured by justice are not subject to political bargaining or to the calculus of social interests. ↗

— John Rawls

#individuals #justice #liberalism #philosophy #social-institutions

Is it morally acceptable to murder one hundred innocent people in the process of catching a serial killer who has murdered ten people? If you think World War II was justified, your answer should be yes. ↗

— Michel Templet

#pacifism #world-war-ii #world-war-ii

Never allow anyone to define you! Just be you! ↗

— Chrys Phillips

#be-yourself #celebrity-quote #chrys-phillips #chrys-phillips-quote #just-be-you

Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it. ↗

— Willie Aames

#bad #bad thing #being #depends #good

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now. ↗

— Willie Aames

#celebrity #just #just because #mean #now

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution. ↗

— Hank Aaron

#execution #going #guessing #hitter #just

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#enough #good #ground #instinct #just

I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#just #like #matter #seeing #where

I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#family #finish #i #just #little

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#big picture #down #down the road #four #hard