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Quotation by Victor Hugo
The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them.
Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French poet, novelist, playwright, essayist. Trans. by William G. Allen. The Chastisements, preface to 1870 edition (1870).
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