"Superstitions, bigotries, hypocrisies, prejudices, these phantoms, phantoms though they be, cling to life; they have teeth and nails in their shadowy substance, and we must grapple with them individually and make war on them without truce; for it is one of humanity's inevitabilities to be condemned to eternal struggle with phantoms."

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Source: Victor Hugo (1987). “Les Misérables”, Signet Classics

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Victor Hugo

Novelist, Poet

Victor Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and playwright, noted for his impactful works like 'Les Misérables' and 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame', which explore themes of love and social justice.

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