Is this a misquote of Ayn Rand’s ‘The Inexplicable Personal Alchemy’?

In-house rules Feb 26, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

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[...] I knew enough, in my college days, to know that it was useless to attempt political protests in Soviet Russia. But that knowledge broke down, involuntarily, many times; so I would probably have been one of those protesters in the street who engaged in the terrible futility of debating with the secret police. I know how they felt and what would make them do it.

Original text

I do not mean that I would have been one of the accused in that Soviet courtroom: I knew enough, in my college days, to know that it was useless to attempt political protests in Soviet Russia. But that knowledge broke down, involuntarily, many times; so I would probably have been one of those protesters in the street who engaged in the terrible futility of debating with the secret police. I know how they felt and what would make them do it.

Quote text

I knew enough, in my college days, to know that it was useless to attempt political protests in Soviet Russia. But that knowledge broke down, involuntarily, many times; so I would probably have been one of those protesters in the street who engaged in the terrible futility of debating with the secret police. I know how they felt and what would make them do it.

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I‧do‧not‧mean‧that‧I‧would‧have‧been‧one‧of‧the‧accused‧in‧that‧Soviet‧courtroom:‧I‧knew‧enough,‧in‧my‧college‧days,‧to‧know‧that‧it‧was‧useless‧to‧attempt‧political‧protests‧in‧Soviet‧Russia.‧But‧that‧knowledge‧broke‧down,‧involuntarily,‧many‧times;‧so‧I‧would‧probably‧have‧been‧one‧of‧those‧protesters‧in‧the‧street‧who‧engaged‧in‧the‧terrible‧futility‧of‧debating‧with‧the‧secret‧police.‧I‧know‧how‧they‧felt‧and‧what‧would‧make‧them‧do‧it.

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~I‧do‧not‧mean‧that‧I‧would‧have‧been‧one‧of‧the‧accused‧in‧that‧Soviet‧courtroom:‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	I‧knew‧enough,‧in‧my‧college‧days,‧to‧know‧that‧it‧was‧useless‧to‧attempt‧political‧protests‧in‧Soviet‧Russia.‧But‧that‧knowledge‧broke‧down,‧involuntarily,‧many‧times;‧so‧I‧would‧probably‧have‧been‧one‧of‧those‧protesters‧in‧the‧street‧who‧engaged‧in‧the‧terrible‧futility‧of‧debating‧with‧the‧secret‧police.‧I‧know‧how‧they‧felt‧and‧what‧would‧make‧them‧do‧it.

Part

Valid?

Explanation

I‧do‧not‧mean‧that‧I‧would‧have‧been‧one‧of‧the‧accused‧in‧that‧Soviet‧courtroom:‧

× no

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

I‧knew‧enough,‧in‧my‧college‧days,‧to‧know‧that‧it‧was‧useless‧to‧attempt‧political‧protests‧in‧Soviet‧Russia.‧But‧that‧knowledge‧broke‧down,‧involuntarily,‧many‧times;‧so‧I‧would‧probably‧have‧been‧one‧of‧those‧protesters‧in‧the‧street‧who‧engaged‧in‧the‧terrible‧futility‧of‧debating‧with‧the‧secret‧police.‧I‧know‧how‧they‧felt‧and‧what‧would‧make‧them‧do‧it.

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