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“Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.”
 
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Victor Hugo
 
Nationality:   French
 
Date of Birth:   Feb 26, 1802
 
Date of Death:   May 22,  1885
 
Profession:   Author
 
 
 
 
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