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Atlas Society misquotes ‘We the Living’
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Feb 26, 2024
· By Dennis Hackethal
Misquote: 1 issue found
Unmarked changes are underlined in wavy red. Hover over them Tap them or see the explanation below. Checked using the pattern , I don’t want to hear of the people|. and the Myers algorithm.
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The quote with each unmarked change either marked or undone. It passes the check.
I don’t want to fight for the people, I don’t want to fight against the people...I [just] want to be left alone—to live.
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Original text
I don’t want to fight for the people, I don’t want to fight against the people, I don’t want to hear of the people. I want to be left alone—to live.
Quote text
I don’t want to fight for the people, I don’t want to fight against the people...I just want to be left alone—to live.
Ellipsis used (if any): ‘...’
Diff
I‧ don’t‧ want‧ to‧ fight‧ for‧ the‧ people,‧ I‧ don’t‧ want‧ to‧ fight‧ against‧ the‧ people ,‧ I‧ don’t‧ want‧ to‧ hear‧ of‧ the‧ people.‧ ... I‧ just‧ want‧ to‧ be‧ left‧ alone—to‧ live.
added in the quoteremoved from the originalwavy not marked as a change‧ space
Part-by-part explanation
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Part
Valid?
Explanation
1
I‧ don’t‧ want‧ to‧ fight‧ for‧ the‧ people,‧ I‧ don’t‧ want‧ to‧ fight‧ against‧ the‧ people
2
,‧ I‧ don’t‧ want‧ to‧ hear‧ of‧ the‧ people.‧
✓ yes
Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
3
...
✓ yes
Insertion is an ellipsis.
4
I‧
5
just‧
× no
Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
6
want‧ to‧ be‧ left‧ alone—to‧ live.
Notes
The Atlas Society links to a video that does not contain the quote.
I’ve adjusted the regex so the diff treats the comma as being subsumed by the ellipsis.
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