Atlas Society misquotes Atlas Shrugged (4)

But the man who produces an idea in any field of rational endeavor—the man who discovers new knowledge—is the permanent benefactor of humanity.

The man who discovers new knowledge is the permanent benefactor of humanity.

No use of ellipsis indicated, falling back to default ‘[...]’ if necessary.

Found 4 issue(s) using regular expression . and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.

But‧the‧man‧who‧produces‧an‧idea‧in‧any‧field‧of‧rational‧endeavor—tThe‧man‧who‧discovers‧new‧knowledge—‧is‧the‧permanent‧benefactor‧of‧humanity.

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~But‧the‧man‧who‧produces‧an‧idea‧in‧any‧field‧of‧rational‧endeavor—t~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	T	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	he‧man‧who‧discovers‧new‧knowledge
4	—	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
5	‧	× no	A single added space must either follow or precede a valid insertion.
6	is‧the‧permanent‧benefactor‧of‧humanity.

They just recycled an earlier misquote.

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