How to handle quotes in org-mode?

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Reactormonk picture Reactormonk · Oct 1, 2012 · Viewed 7.4k times · Source

How do I handle quotes in org-mode? Similar to the > in stackoverflow.

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Nikana Reklawyks picture Nikana Reklawyks · Oct 2, 2012

The only built-in mechanism I can think of is #+begin_quote blocks, which may be meant for export. I personally either leave > from emails, or use emacs boxes.

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