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Quote by Victor Hugo

“We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the apparent enormities of the present.”

Quote by Victor Hugo

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Victor Hugo, a French romantic poet, novelist, and playwright, was born on February 26, 1802, and died on May 22, 1885. He is considered one of the greatest writers in French literary history, known for his profound humanistic concerns and rich imagination. more

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