two wrongs don't make a right

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—used to say that if one person hurts another person, the hurt person should not do something hurtful in return

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Now, when got asked about that, Senator Vance said, two wrongs don't make a right. —

Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024

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