Harry Binswanger misquotes Ayn Rand

A government is the means of placing the retaliatory use of physical force under objective control—i.e., under objectively defined laws.

A government is the means of placing the retaliatory use of physical force under objective control--i.e., under objectively defined laws.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Found 4 issue(s) using regular expression . and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.

*A‧government‧is‧the‧means‧of‧placing‧the‧retaliatory‧use‧of‧physical‧force‧under‧objective‧control—--i.e.,*‧under‧objectively‧defined‧laws.

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	*	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	A‧government‧is‧the‧means‧of‧placing‧the‧retaliatory‧use‧of‧physical‧force‧under‧objective‧control
3	—	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
4	--	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
5	i.e.,
6	*	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
7	‧under‧objectively‧defined‧laws.

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