Steven W. answered 08/01/19
Physics Ph.D., college instructor (calc- and algebra-based)
Because, unlike the other two laws, the third law is totally contained between two systems, and only concerns the forces they exert on each other. It is not making any universal statements about net force or overall change in motion. Two systems acting on each other will always exert equal-magnitude, opposite-direction forces on each other, no matter what else is going on.