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Victor Hugo Quotes
It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.
Victor Hugo
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Category:
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Date of Birth:
February 26
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1802
Date of Death:
May 22
,
1885
Nationality:
French
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