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Religion, Society, and Nature--these are the three struggles of man.

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Victor Hugo
Age: 83 †
Born: 1802
Born: February 26
Died: 1885
Died: May 22
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Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman.
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