If you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progr… - Victor Hugo

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If you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progress; and if you wish to understand what Progress is, call it Tomorrow.

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Victor Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement, widely esteemed as one of the greatest of French writers and poets.

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Alternative Names: Victor Marie Hugo • Homme océan • Ocean Man • Victor-Marie Hugo

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If you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progress; and if you wish to understand what Progress is, call it Tomorrow. - Victor Hugo

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