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The long-tail power law forms the basis for the economist Vilfredo Pareto’s famous 80–20 rule, where he noticed that 20 percent of the people in Italy owned 80 percent of the land.
The Art of Clear Thinking
Hasard Lee
Mahmoud drank what was left and spoke, but in Arabic: “ ‘And if ye mingle your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers.’ ” “Amen,” Jubal agreed.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
One of the worst things about breaking the law is that it puts one at odds with an indeterminate number of other people. This is among the many corrosive effects of having unjust laws: They tempt peaceful and (otherwise) honest people to lie so as to avoid being punished for behavior that is ethically blameless.
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