As I say in the post, I saw it quoted in an academic paper and I wanted to see who actually said it. That's then a good way to understand why they said it and

As I say in the post, I saw it quoted in an academic paper and I wanted to see who actually said it. That's then a good way to understand why they said it and what they actually meant. So, for me, the value is understanding the provenance and assumptions of the quote.