The Idea Of Public Reason Has To

An Injustice Is Tolerable Only When It Is Necessary To Avoid An Even Greater Injustice.

A Comprehensive Doctrine, Either Religious Or Secular, Aspires To Cover All Of Life. I Mean, If It's A Religious Doctrine, It Talks About Our Relation To God And The Universe; It Has An Ordering Of All The Virtues, Not Only Political Virtues But Moral Virtues As Well, Including The Virtues Of Private Life, And The Rest. Now We May Feel Philosophically That It Doesn't Really Cover Everything, But It Aims To Cover Everything, And A Secular Doctrine Does Also.

It Is Of First Importance That The Military Be Subordinate To Civilian Government

Certainly It Is Wrong To Be Cruel To Animals And The Destruction Of A Whole Species Can Be A Great Evil. The Capacity For Feelings Of Pleasure And Pain And For The Form Of Life Of Which Animals Are Capable Clearly Impose Duties Of Compassion And Humanity In Their Case.

Public Reason Arguments Can Be Good Or Bad Just Like Other Arguments.