This is the fundamental essence of classic liberalism. Specifically, the meta-level things like strongly preferring that the system is working well over all sit

This is the fundamental essence of classic liberalism. Specifically, the meta-level things like strongly preferring that the system is working well over all situations rather than getting the correct result in any particular one. Also, avoiding even the appearance of impropriety, which causes more damage than getting things wrong. It's also the key insight of rule utilitarianism over act utilitarianism.