might makes/is right

phrase

used to say that people who have power are able to do what they want because no one can stop them

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The ethic in some nations may be that might makes right, but not in the United States. Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026 In Washington, the president believes that might makes right, that the courts are simply speed bumps, not stop signs — that democracy is a nuisance to be circumvented. Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026 The operation also reignited debate over whether Washington is reviving a world where might makes right. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026 Yet today’s trade policy represents a return to a form of power politics in which might makes right. Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025 Angry, loud, sometimes violent protests against Jews and Israel do not prove that might makes right. Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025

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“Might makes/is right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/might%20makes%2Fis%20right. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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