Short quotation placed within the text The early settlers were not hostile to the Native Americans. As pointed out by the Claxton Banner in 1836: "Our Sioux Neighbors, despite their fierce reputation, are a friendly and peaceable people."¹

Short quotation with an ellipsis (material omitted from source text) As pointed out by the Claxton Banner in 1836: "Our Sioux neighbors . . . are a friendly and peaceable people."¹

Note: When using ellipsis points, be careful never to change the meaning of the quoted words. If in the above example the sentence with the omitted phrase had said: "Our Sioux neighbors are very warlike even though some say they are a friendly and peaceable people," then you have changed the meaning of the sentence by the ellipsis and misinformed your reader about what the Banner article actually said.

Long quotation set off from text The early settlers were not hostile to the Native Americans. As pointed out by the Claxton Banner in 1836: