“Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea.”
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Debord, G. (n.d.). Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32534-ideas-improve-the-meaning-of-words-participates-in/
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Debord, Guy. “Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32534-ideas-improve-the-meaning-of-words-participates-in/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Debord, Guy. “Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32534-ideas-improve-the-meaning-of-words-participates-in/.