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A general principle of citation is: only cite what you actually used. You haven't seen the original work, so don't cite it based on someone else's quote. What if the quote you're working from is ...
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2019-12-08T07:04:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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A general principle of citation is: only cite what you actually used. You haven't seen the original work, so don't cite it based on someone else's quote. What if the quote you're working from is wrong? Citing the original in that case would misinform people who don't know the truth or appear sloppy to those who do know. In cases where you don't have access to the original but need to include a quote, follow your style guide for indirect quotes. In MLA, you do that using "qtd. in (secondary source)", as in the following [example](http://research.wou.edu/mla/mla-indirectquote): > In her article, Segal discusses how Jane Austen introduces many of her characters in terms of their financial situation. For instance, in the beginning of _Sense and Sensibility_ Austen introduces us to the Dashwoods by saying, “The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large…” (qtd. in Segal 252).
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2017-09-29T02:01:18Z (about 7 years ago)
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