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Quotation by Victor Hugo
Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.
Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French poet, dramatist, novelist. Address on the centenary of Voltaire's death, May 30, 1878. Centenaire de Voltaire (1878).
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