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# Accountability is not punishment. It is the...
> Accountability is not punishment. It is the restoration of causality: this action produced this effect, this responsibility belongs here, and this repair is required if the relationship is to become credible again.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Relationship Contracts, Accountability, and Action - Workbook|Relationship Contracts, Accountability, and Action]]
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“Accountability is not punishment. It is the restoration of causality: this action produced this effect, this responsibility belongs here, and this repair is required if the relationship is to become credible again.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-accountability-punishment-restoration-relationship-become-credible
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