If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.
It is better to imitate ancient than modern work.
If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.
Using a big word like 'plagiarism'... always causes some damage. It will always do lasting damage, like accusations of racism.
If one is going to plagiarize, it pays to be in politics, where the expectation for remorse and the likelihood of punishment are minimal.
Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.
When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
Behold, at this hour our moral history is being preserved for eternity. Processes are at work which will perpetuate our every act and word and thought.
Taking something from one man and making it worse is plagiarism.
Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar.