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The point is not that he did not call the original author. The point is that he gave a speech without informing the audience of what he was quoting. Look at freshnesschronic's topmost post. He plagiarized the Chicago Tribune because he did not call them? Of course not. He told us which paragraphs come from the Tribune. The principle's excuses forget to mention what his real mistake was - not crediting those quotes when he used them.
Stealing another’s work is normal. We all do it. But then we credit the original author when we 'borrow' their work. That is also normal and expected. Calling the author to ask permission is neither done nor necessary.
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