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Against Quotes by Victor Hugo
- Superstition, bigotry and prejudice, ghosts though they are, cling tenaciously to life; they are shades armed with tooth and claw. They must be grappled with…
- It is those books which a man possesses but does not read which constitute the most suspicious evidence against him.
- We are for religion against the religions.
- A stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea.
- To crush out fanaticism and revere the infinite, such is the law. Let us not confine ourselves to falling prostrate beneath the tree of creation…
- I am for religion, against religions.
- Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on.
- He caught her, she fell, he caught her in his arms, he held her tightly unconscious of what he was doing. He held her up,…
- There is a determined though unseen bravery that defends itself foot by foot in the darkness against the fatal invasions of necessity and dishonesty. Noble…
- The jostling of young minds against each other has this wonderful attribute that one can never foresee the spark, nor predict the flash. What will…
- If you are leaving that sorrowful place with hate and anger against men, you are worthy of compassion; if you leave it with good will,…
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