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Full Idea
In a relativistic notion of justification, in a particular system, there is a reason for a vandal to smash public property, even though, using an absolute conception of justification, there is no reason for him to do so.
Gist of Idea
There may be a justification relative to a person's view, and yet no absolute justification
Source
Rowland Stout (Action [2005], 3 'The difference')
Book Ref
Stout,Rowland: 'Action' [Acumen 2005], p.40
A Reaction
I suppose Kantians would say that the aim of morality is to make your personal (relative) justification coincide with what seems to be the absolute justification.