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France lost a great novel last night.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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But alas, if I have not maintained my victory, it is God's fault for not making man and the devil of equal strength.
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There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing.
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Often the losing of a battle leads to the winning of progress. Less glory but greater liberty: the drum is silent and the voices of reason can be heard.
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It is ourselves we have to fear. Prejudice is the real robber, and vice the real murderer.
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