Single quotation marks are used for a quote within a quote. ("I knew I wanted to come to WMU when President Dunn said, 'We're committed to your success.'") Although they are usually unnecessary, ...
a new nation." Single quotation marks are used to set off a quotation within a quotation. Ex: Mary heard the cleaning woman mutter, "In the words of Lacy Macbeth, 'Out! Out! Damn spot!'" (Note that ...