Passage: Public reason requires that, in the public square, we justify our political positions using values and arguments that all citizens could reasonably be expected to accept. This means that religious or purely personal moral claims, while valid in our private lives, should not be the primary basis for coercive laws that apply to everyone. This 'duty of civility' is intended to protect the foundations of a pluralistic society where citizens do not share a single religious or comprehensive worldview. Critics argue that this unfairly burdens religious citizens, requiring them to 'split' their identities when they enter politics. However, the goal of public reason is not to silence faith, but to find a 'common language' of justice that can bridge our deepest differences.