Social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged members of society.
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John Rawls
American political philosopher (1921-2002) whose 1971 A Theory of Justice revived Anglophone political philosophy. His "veil of ignorance" and two principles of justice gave welfare-state liberalism its foundation.
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Source: ロールズ『正義論』§13 格差原理 (1971年)Verified