Question

I'm writing a research paper about Bernie Sanders and I'm including a quote from him in it. Do I need to put an in-text citation for the website where I found that quote or is it fine if I say that Sanders stated it.

My sentence is:
When asked about foreign policy, Sanders stated, "Our goal should be global engagement based on partnership, rather than dominance."

So is it fine like this or should i add a parenthetical citation after it

Answer 1

You need the citation. Anyone can make up a quote. The reader needs to be able to access the original quotation.

Answer 2

You need to have each source of information <b>cited in TWO places</b>:

1. <b>the Works Cited page</b> that is placed after the last page of your paper, and
2. <b>in parentheses in the text of your paper</b>, immediately after the quotation or paraphrase.

For example, this would go on the Works Cited page (with proper indentation for the second and following lines):

Du Bois, W.E.B. <i>The Souls of Black Folk</i>. Chicago, 1903. <i>Project Bartleby</i>. Ed. Steven van Leeuwen. Dec. 1995. Columbia U. 2 Dec. 2014
<www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/dubois/>.

... and this would go immediately after the quotation or whatever:
(Du Bois)

The information in parentheses in the text needs to be as brief as possible. That's why there's a Works Cited page – for all the details of the listing.

This is a good place for information on citing in MLA format:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

You can also see what a Works Cited page looks like – click on <b>MLA Sample Works Cited Page</b> in the left column.

Answer 3

Ok thank you guys

Answer 4

You're welcome.

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