According to Huxley, "The idea of justice thus underwent a gradual sublimation from punishment and reward according to acts, to punishment and reward according to desert; or, in other words, according to ..."

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Huxley is stating that the concept of justice evolved from a focus on punishing or rewarding specific actions to punishing or rewarding based on one's intentions or motives, which are related to the concept of desert. Therefore, the best choice for the missing phrase is "motive."

According to Huxley, "The Idea of Justice Thus Underwent a Gradual