What exactly do you cheat yourself out of when you steal someone's words and ideas?

the first action that caused many creek indians to turn against william mcintosh was when mcintosh a) supported the united states during the creek war of 1813–1814. b) attempted to stop the sale of creek land to the u.s. government. c) seized control of over 1,000 acres of land belonging to the creeks.

which empire had the greatest influence on the history and cultural development of russia?