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Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization. - Victor Hugo Attribution: Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French poet, dramatist, novelist. Address, May 30, 1878, on the centenary of Voltaire’s death. “Centenaire de Voltaire.”

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Encyclopedia:

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