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Albert Camus

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.

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Albert Camus is saying that retaliation comes from basic natural impulses rather than from legal principles. He emphasizes that laws are designed to function differently from natural instincts, aiming for order rather than immediate revenge.

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