Plagiarism I noticed the Robert Kennedy quote This world demands the qualities of youth not a time of life but a state of mind a temper of the will a quality of imagination a predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease is an obvious plagiarism of the 1962 Duty Honor Country address Douglas MacArthur made to the Corps of Cadets at West Point upon receiving the Thayer Award They give you a temper of the will a quality of the imagination a vigor of the emotions a freshness of the deep springs of life a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of an appetite for adventure over love of ease