Atlas Society misquotes The Objectivist Calendar

In-house rules Jan 31, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 7 issues found

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... [N]obody has the “right” to clog the streets.... and cause dreadful traffic snarls, in order to display their views, to attract attention, to register a protest.)

Original text

But nobody has the “right” to clog the streets. The streets are only for passage. The hippies, in the 60s, should have been forbidden to lie down on city pavements. (They used to lie down across a street and cause dreadful traffic snarls, in order to display their views, to attract attention, to register a protest.)

Quote text

Nobody has the 'right' to clog the streets.... and cause dreadful traffic snarls, in order to display their views, to attract attention, to register a protest.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘... ’

Diff

But‧nNobody‧has‧the‧“'right”'‧to‧clog‧the‧streets.‧The‧streets‧are‧only‧for‧passage.‧The‧hippies,‧in‧the‧60s,‧should‧have‧been‧forbidden‧to‧lie‧down‧on‧city‧pavements.‧(They‧used‧to‧lie‧down‧across‧a‧street‧...‧and‧cause‧dreadful‧traffic‧snarls,‧in‧order‧to‧display‧their‧views,‧to‧attract‧attention,‧to‧register‧a‧protest.)

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~But‧n~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘... ’ or [replacement].
2	N	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	obody‧has‧the‧
4	“	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘... ’ or [replacement].
5	'	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
6	right
7	”	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘... ’ or [replacement].
8	'	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
9	‧to‧clog‧the‧streets.
10	‧The‧streets‧are‧only‧for‧passage.‧The‧hippies,‧in‧the‧60s,‧should‧have‧been‧forbidden‧to‧lie‧down‧on‧city‧pavements.‧(They‧used‧to‧lie‧down‧across‧a‧street‧	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
11	...‧	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
12	and‧cause‧dreadful‧traffic‧snarls,‧in‧order‧to‧display‧their‧views,‧to‧attract‧attention,‧to‧register‧a‧protest.
13	)	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘... ’ or [replacement].

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