Ideas improve. The meaning ... by Guy Debord, a French Writer

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“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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Guy Debord

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Name: Guy Debord

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: Dec 28, 1931

Date of Death: Nov 30, 1994

Profession: Writer

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