QUOTE

Unlike functional forms, special forms are not required to have their arguments evaluated.

QUOTE is a special form that returns its argument unevaluated.

> (quote (+ 1 2 3))

(+ 1 2 3)

> (quote x)

X

> ’(+ 1 2 3)

(+ 1 2 3)

> ’x

X

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