Find the source of quote in Wikipedia that is not attributed?

[ppppparker]

How do I find the primary source of some quote in Wikipedia that is not attributed? I mean how am i supposed to attribute something like that in a paper? paper due basically yesterday, that's why i need help quick.thanks for any help

 

[zoobyshoe]

How do I find the primary source of some quote in Wikipedia that is not attributed? I mean how am i supposed to attribute something like that in a paper? paper due basically yesterday, that's why i need help quick.thanks for any help

What's the quote and link us to the wiki article. Someone might be able to figure something out.

 

[jtbell]

Try searching for the exact quotation in Google, by enclosing it in quotation marks " " . It might appear on some other website that provides a suitable reference.

If it's a very long quotation, searching for only part of it will probably work also.