Two wrongs don't make a right
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They told me, "Two wrongs don't make a right."
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2020
Two wrongs don’t make a right, not even in politics.
From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2016
Two wrongs don’t make a right, but until the wound is healed, how can we expect to prevent the infection?
From Washington Times • May 2, 2015
Two wrongs don’t make a right, much as we appreciate the reference to our previous work.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2012
"Two wrongs don't make a right," observed Lord Hartledon.
From Elster's Folly by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
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