Atlas Society misquotes Ronald Reagan (2)

In-house rules Apr 05, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

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[...] [H]istory will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening.

Original text

We're at war with the most dangerous enemy that has ever faced mankind in his long climb from the swamp to the stars, and it's been said if we lose that war, and in so doing lose this way of freedom of ours, history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening.

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History will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening.

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We're‧at‧war‧with‧the‧most‧dangerous‧enemy‧that‧has‧ever‧faced‧mankind‧in‧his‧long‧climb‧from‧the‧swamp‧to‧the‧stars,‧and‧it's‧been‧said‧if‧we‧lose‧that‧war,‧and‧in‧so‧doing‧lose‧this‧way‧of‧freedom‧of‧ours,‧hHistory‧will‧record‧with‧the‧greatest‧astonishment‧that‧those‧who‧had‧the‧most‧to‧lose‧did‧the‧least‧to‧prevent‧its‧happening.

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#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	We're‧at‧war‧with‧the‧most‧dangerous‧enemy‧that‧has‧ever‧faced‧mankind‧in‧his‧long‧climb‧from‧the‧swamp‧to‧the‧stars,‧and‧it's‧been‧said‧if‧we‧lose‧that‧war,‧and‧in‧so‧doing‧lose‧this‧way‧of‧freedom‧of‧ours,‧h	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	H	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	istory‧will‧record‧with‧the‧greatest‧astonishment‧that‧those‧who‧had‧the‧most‧to‧lose‧did‧the‧least‧to‧prevent‧its‧happening.

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Explanation

We're‧at‧war‧with‧the‧most‧dangerous‧enemy‧that‧has‧ever‧faced‧mankind‧in‧his‧long‧climb‧from‧the‧swamp‧to‧the‧stars,‧and‧it's‧been‧said‧if‧we‧lose‧that‧war,‧and‧in‧so‧doing‧lose‧this‧way‧of‧freedom‧of‧ours,‧h

× no

Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].

× no

Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].

istory‧will‧record‧with‧the‧greatest‧astonishment‧that‧those‧who‧had‧the‧most‧to‧lose‧did‧the‧least‧to‧prevent‧its‧happening.

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