Quotes by Victor Hugo

“ I have to be someone; maybe I'm just doing it for my father. When I made a movie, it had to be a hit because when he died, he was a flop director. ”

“ Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. ”

“ Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. ”

“ The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament. ”

“ Love does not dominate; it cultivates. ”

“ Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. ”