Maxioms by Victor Hugo
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
Men are still men. The despot's wickedness
Comes of ill teaching, and of power's excess,--
Comes of read more
Men are still men. The despot's wickedness
Comes of ill teaching, and of power's excess,--
Comes of the purple he from childhood wears,
Slaves would be tyrants if the chance were theirs.
Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.
Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.
Like our dawn, merely a sob of light.
Like our dawn, merely a sob of light.
