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Unjust laws and institutions must be reformed or abolished, however efficient they are
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- John Rawls Political philosopher (1921 to 2002) whose A Theory…
A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected or revised if it is untrue; likewise laws and institutions no matter how efficient and well-arranged must be reformed or abolished if they are unjust.
Where this was said
↗A Theory of Justice (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971)archive.org
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