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Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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God has set his intentions in the flowers, in the dawn, in the spring, it is his will that we should love.
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I only take a half share in the civil war I am willing to die, I am not willing to kill.
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My revenge is fraternity! No more frontiers! The Rhine for everyone! Let us be the same Republic, let us be the United States of Europe, let us be the continental federation, let us be European liberty, let us be universal peace!
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On this point, the priest and the philosopher agree: We must die.
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