The concept of justice I take to be defined, then, by the role of its principles in assigning rights and duties and in defining the appropriate divis… - John Rawls

Let us now consider whether justice requires the toleration of the intolerant, and if so under what conditions. There are a variety of situations in which this question arises. Some political parties in democratic states hold doctrines that commit them to suppress the constitutional liberties whenever they have the power. Again, there are those who reject intellectual freedom but who nevertheless hold positions in the university. It may appear that toleration in these cases is inconsistent with the principles of justice, or at any rate not required by them.

I have assumed throughout that the persons in the original position are rational.

There is a divergence between private and social accounting that the market fails to register. One essential task of law and government is to institute the necessary conditions.