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I assume that the basic structure is regulated by a just constitution that secures the liberties of equal citizenship [...]. Liberty of conscience and freedom of thought are taken for granted, and the fair value of political liberty is mintained. The political process is conducted, as far s circumstances permit, as a just procedure for choosing between governments and for enacting just legislation. I assume also that there is fair (as opposed to formal) equlity of opportunity. This means that in ddition to maintaining the usual kinds of socil overhead capital, the government tries to insure equal chances of education and culture for persons similary endowed and motivated either by subsidizing privste schools or by establishing a public school system.

John Rawls, in A Theory of Justice

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