Safire cannot be accused of being copy-proud (except, evidently, of awful puns, as in   Ms. is deliberately msterious , but at least it is not deliberately msleading   and other mscegenations).
One can't honestly state that Safire takes pride in copying others (unless one considers the dreadful word-play, such as "Ms. is deliberately msterious , but at least it is not deliberately msleading and other mscegenations").