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Quote by Victor Hugo
Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander. – Victor Hugo

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Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive. – Victor Hugo

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Victor Hugo
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Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet. – Victor Hugo

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A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. – Robert Frost

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