What any society owes its individual members in proportion to their contributions and needs.

An ordinance of reason promulgated by a proper authority for the common good.

To promote or make widely known

The quality of exercising power over others and expecting obedience from them.

What each person owes in fairness to the community, such as obeying just laws and respecting legitimate authority.

Those things we legitimately own, including our material possessions and the fruits of our labor.

A rule of law established by legitimate human authority.

A state of lawlessness, lacking any authority or governance.

A rule of conduct established by competent authority for the common good.

The refusal to obey civil laws or demands and the willingness to accept punishment for this disobedience.

The regulation of exchange between persons and between institutions in accordance with a strict respect for their rights.

A legally binding agreement between two or more parties.

A particular expression of commutative justice, it pertains exclusively to the moral obligations of individuals, business, and governments.

A sacred permanent bond of family relationship.

The responsibility of each member of society to respect the dignity of every human being, and the rights which flow from that dignity and guarantee it.

An economic and political philosophy in which that means of production, distribution, and exchange is owned by the government.

The political, economic, and social theory which holds that all history is the history of class struggle.

The good pertaining to this earth, as opposed to the good pertaining to Heaven or eternity.

The quality of freely and abundantly giving to others.