"The natural distribution is neither just nor unjust" - nor is it unjust that persons are born into society at some particular position. These are simply natural facts. What is just and unjust is the way that institutions deal with these facts.

The natural distribution is neither just nor unjust

— nor is it unjust that persons are born into society at some particular position. These are simply natural facts. What is just and unjust is the way that institutions deal with these facts.

John Rawls A Theory of Justice

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“The natural distribution is neither just nor unjust”

— nor is it unjust that persons are born into society at some particular position. These are simply natural facts. What is just and unjust is the way that institutions deal with these facts.

John Rawls A Theory of Justice