“The difference principle, for example, requires that the higher expectations of the more advantaged contribute to the prospects of the least advantaged.”

Source: A Theory of Justice (1971; 1975; 1999), Chapter II, Section 16, pg. 95

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American political philosopher 1921–2002

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“The difference principle, for example, requires that the higher expectations of the more advantaged contribute to the prospects of the least advantaged.”

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