Victor Hugo about pity (“Les Misérables”, 1862) - The judge speaks in the name of justice; the priest speaks in the name of pity, which is nothing but a more lofty justice.
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“ The judge speaks in the name of justice; the priest speaks in the name of pity, which is nothing but a more lofty justice. ”
 Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (1862). copy citation

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Translation by Isabel F. Hapgood in 1887
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Victor Hugo about pity (“Les Misérables”, 1862) - The judge speaks in the name of justice; the priest speaks in the name of pity, which is nothing but a more lofty justice.
Victor Hugo about pity (“Les Misérables”, 1862) - The judge speaks in the name of justice; the priest speaks in the name of pity, which is nothing but a more lofty justice.