Atlas Society misquotes Ayn Rand’s ‘Man’s Rights’ (2)

04/05/2024 · By Dennis Hackethal · Fork · Check another quote

Original text

As to his neighbors, his rights impose no obligations on them except of a negative kind: to abstain from violating his rights.
Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness, https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-virtue-of-selfishness/id357924903

Quote text

Rights impose no obligations on [neighbors] except of a negative kind: to abstain from violating his rights.
https://twitter.com/TheAtlasSociety/status/1775155124282831267
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. 
As‧to‧his‧neighbors,‧his‧rRights‧impose‧no‧obligations‧on‧them[neighbors]‧except‧of‧a‧*negative*‧kind:‧to‧abstain‧from‧violating‧his‧rights.

Explanation

# Part Valid? Explanation
1 
As‧to‧his‧neighbors,‧his‧r
 × no Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2 
R
 × no Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3 
ights‧impose‧no‧obligations‧on‧
4 
them
 ✓ yes Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
5 
[neighbors]
 ✓ yes Insertion is properly bracketed.
6 
‧except‧of‧a‧
7 
*
 × no Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
8 
negative
9 
*
 × no Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
10 
‧kind:‧to‧abstain‧from‧violating‧his‧rights.

Notes

Without context, the quote is confusing because it’s not clear who the word “his” refers to. The preceding sentence in the original refers to “every individual”.

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