Universal principles of justice (human rights, equality) have motivated successful reform movements against entrenched cultural and religious practices, proving their independent force.
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Reform movements(as examples of actions that might bring us closer to justice)
Organized efforts by groups of people to change laws, institutions, or social practices to make them fairer or better.
Universal principles(as used in ethics and political philosophy)
Rules or ideas that are claimed to apply to everyone everywhere, regardless of their background or culture.
equality(Dworkin's theory of social justice)
The foundational value of social justice, requiring a coherent and plausible interpretation when applied to the distribution of political power among members of society.