DeSantis misquotes Budweiser ad, misattributes Churchill

Jan 25, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal · Fork · Check another quote

Original text

They found contentment in the thrill of action, knowing that success was never final and failure never fatal. It was courage that counted.

Quote text

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

No use of ellipsis indicated, falling back to default ‘[...]’ if necessary.

Found 21 issue(s) using regular expression . and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.

They‧found‧contentment‧in‧the‧thrill‧of‧action,‧knowing‧that‧sSuccess‧wais‧neverot‧final‧and,‧failure‧is‧neverot‧fatal.:‧Iit‧wais‧the‧courage‧to‧continue‧that‧counteds.

Explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~They‧found‧contentment‧in‧the‧thrill‧of‧action,‧knowing‧that‧s~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	S	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	uccess‧
4	wa	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
5	i	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
6	s‧n
7	~~ever~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
8	ot	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
9	‧final
10	~~‧and~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
11	,	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
12	‧failure‧
13	is‧	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
14	n
15	~~ever~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
16	ot	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
17	‧fatal
18	.	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
19	:	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
20	‧
21	I	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
22	i	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
23	t‧
24	wa	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
25	i	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
26	s‧
27	the‧	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
28	courage‧
29	to‧continue‧	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
30	that‧count
31	ed	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
32	s	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
33	.

Notes

Shayan Sardarizadeh researched this misquote, citing the Churchill Society’s inability to find this quote in Churchill’s canon. Someone named ‘Vol. 1’ provided the Budweiser ad as the original source.

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