When understanding the need for appropriate citation and source usage, it is important to think of information as a

It is important to think of information as a commodity , method of education  a way to influence people.
By recognizing this true nature of information, the society than could use it in order to drive the society into the direction that desired by the majority of its members.

United states v.  nixon, 418  u.s.  683 (1974),  was  a landmark  united states supreme court case  that resulted in a unanimous  decision  against president richard  nixon, ordering him to deliver tape recordings  and  other subpoenaed materials to a  federal  district  court.

That is true , instead try to have a sit down talk with them