Two wrongs don't make a right

Cultural  

1. An evil act can't be corrected with more evil.

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Example Sentences

Yee, 64, the academic director at a small Christian study center in Berkeley, said he was generally opposed to the Democratic gerrymandering effort “because two wrongs don’t make a right. The ends do not justify the means.”

From Los Angeles Times

She fought back against an argument some have made — that two wrongs don’t make a right.

From Los Angeles Times

“His take on all of this is everyone learned in preschool or kindergarten that two wrongs don’t make a right. He thinks gerrymandering is evil,” said Daniel Ketchell, a spokesperson for Schwarzenegger.

From Los Angeles Times

A pat on the back because two wrongs don’t make a right?

From Los Angeles Times

“Two wrongs don’t make a right,” they said.

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