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1 " Systems of retributive justice work well as long as they are proportional. However, in complex societies, where the State is the arbiter of justice, proportionality may break down: offences created by the elite few become offences against the entire community. "
― , Entheogens, Society and Law: The Politics of Consciousness, Autonomy and Responsibility
2 " Everyone cares about fairness, but there are two major kinds. On the left, fairness often implies equality, but on the right it means proportionality —people should be rewarded in proportion to what they contribute, even if that guarantees unequal outcomes. "
― Jonathan Haidt , The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
