• Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander.

  Victor Hugo
  French writer 1802-1885
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. individual
2. themselves
3. ridicule
4. slander

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Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander. by : Victor Hugo

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