Whatever we, as prospective participants unaware of our specific features, would desire society to be like is what, morally speaking, we ought to institute.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that we should shape society based on our shared desires and moral considerations.
Thomas Pogge argues that we, as individuals who may not fully understand our own unique attributes or societal roles, have a moral obligation to create a society based on the collective aspirations and needs of all members. This highlights the importance of considering universal perspectives when thinking about social justice and ethical governance.
In practice
In a community meeting discussing social reforms, this quote can inspire participants to consider the moral implications of their shared goals.
To have lost is less disturbing than to wonder if we may possibly have won; and Eustacia could now, like other people at such a stage, take a standing-point outside herself, observe herself as a disinterested spectator, and think what a sport for Heaven this woman Eustacia was.
I'm not good at finding 'encouraging' features in American culture. I doubt that aesthetic literacy has much of a future here.
Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
It has often occurred to me that a seeker after truth has to be silent.
Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.
I myself, from the very beginning, Seemed to myself like someone's dream or delirium Or a reflection in someone else's mirror, Without flesh, without meaning, without a name. Already I knew the list of crimes That I was destined to commit.
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