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 Re: Tenses used in quotations
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Originally Posted by Anglika  If you are quoting from a person's published works, you can say either "[As] Marx says in ...." or "[As] Marx said in .....".
If you are quoting from a reported speech by that person, whether a public speech or private conversation, then "Marx said ...." would be more usual. | Thank you. |