two wrongs make a right

English

Proverb

two wrongs make a right

  1. (logic, ethics) A logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.
    Antonym: two wrongs don't make a right
    • 2025 October 27, Russell Berman, “‘California Is Allowed to Hit Back’”, in The Atlantic‎[1], archived from the original on 4 November 2025:
      “I believe that Texas assaulted democracy and that California is allowed to hit back.” “So sometimes,” [Darshan] Smaaladen concluded, “two wrongs do make a right.”

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