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Atlas Society misquotes Screen Guide for Americans

In-house rules Feb 02, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

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It is the [c]ommunists’ intention to make people think that personal success is somehow achieved at the expense of others and [...] every successful man [...] hurt somebody by becoming successful.

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It is the Communists’ intention to make people think that personal success is somehow achieved at the expense of others and that every successful man has hurt somebody by becoming successful.
“Screen Guide for Americans,” Plain Talk, Nov. 1947, 39, as quoted on http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/communism.html#order_4

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It is the communists' intention to make people think that personal success is somehow achieved at the expense of others and every successful man hurt somebody by becoming successful.
https://twitter.com/TheAtlasSociety/status/1753175157273702475

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It‧is‧the‧Ccommunists’'‧intention‧to‧make‧people‧think‧that‧personal‧success‧is‧somehow‧achieved‧at‧the‧expense‧of‧others‧and‧that‧every‧successful‧man‧has‧hurt‧somebody‧by‧becoming‧successful.
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ommunists
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‧intention‧to‧make‧people‧think‧that‧personal‧success‧is‧somehow‧achieved‧at‧the‧expense‧of‧others‧and‧
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every‧successful‧man‧
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hurt‧somebody‧by‧becoming‧successful.

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