Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
In the United States today, there is a pervasive tendency to treat children as adults, and adults as children. The options of children are thus steadily expanded, while those of adults are progressively constricted. The result is unruly children and childish adults.