Ayn Rand Institute misquoting Ayn Rand's Collectivized Rights

Jan 20, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal · Fork · Check another quote

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Any free nation had the right to invade Nazi Germany and, today, has the right to invade Soviet Russia, Cuba or any other slave pen. Whether a free nation chooses to do so or not is a matter of its own self-interest, not of respect for the nonexistent “rights” of gang rulers.

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Any free nation had the right to invade Nazi Germany and, today, has the right to invade Soviet Russia, Cuba or any other slave pen. Whether a free nation chooses to do so or not is a matter of its own self-interest.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Found 1 issue(s) using regular expression . and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.

Any‧free‧nation‧had‧the‧right‧to‧invade‧Nazi‧Germany‧and,‧today,‧has‧the‧right‧to‧invade‧Soviet‧Russia,‧Cuba‧or‧any‧other‧slave‧pen.‧Whether‧a‧free‧nation‧chooses‧to‧do‧so‧or‧not‧is‧a‧matter‧of‧its‧own‧self-interest,‧not‧of‧respect‧for‧the‧nonexistent‧“rights”‧of‧gang‧rulers.

Explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	Any‧free‧nation‧had‧the‧right‧to‧invade‧Nazi‧Germany‧and,‧today,‧has‧the‧right‧to‧invade‧Soviet‧Russia,‧Cuba‧or‧any‧other‧slave‧pen.‧Whether‧a‧free‧nation‧chooses‧to‧do‧so‧or‧not‧is‧a‧matter‧of‧its‧own‧self-interest
2	~~,‧not‧of‧respect‧for‧the‧nonexistent‧“rights”‧of‧gang‧rulers~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
3	.

Part

Valid?

Explanation

Any‧free‧nation‧had‧the‧right‧to‧invade‧Nazi‧Germany‧and,‧today,‧has‧the‧right‧to‧invade‧Soviet‧Russia,‧Cuba‧or‧any‧other‧slave‧pen.‧Whether‧a‧free‧nation‧chooses‧to‧do‧so‧or‧not‧is‧a‧matter‧of‧its‧own‧self-interest

,‧not‧of‧respect‧for‧the‧nonexistent‧“rights”‧of‧gang‧rulers

× no

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

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