Full Idea
Sandel argues that liberalism is the politics of rights, while communitarianism is the politics of the common good.
Gist of Idea
Liberalism concerns rights, and communitarianism concerns the common good
Source
report of Michael J. Sandel (Procedural republic and unencumbered self [1984]) by Avineri,S/De-Shalit,A - Intro to 'Communitarianism and Individualism' §4
Book Reference
'Communitarianism and Individualism', ed/tr. Avineri,S. /de-Shalit,A. [OUP 1992], p.7
A Reaction
The first thing on the agenda of the common good should be to assert and protect the rights of individual citizens. How could there be a common good which trampled on individuals? I agree that the common good is prior (e.g. in a pandemic).