Progress must believe in God. Good cannot have an impious servant. He who is an atheist is a poor conductor of the human race.
Victor Hugo · Les misérables Tome I: Fantine
Le progrès doit croire en Dieu. Le bien ne peut pas avoir de serviteur impie. C’est un mauvais conducteur du genre humain que celui qui est athée.
Progress must believe in God. Good cannot have an impious servant. He who is an atheist is a poor conductor of the human race.
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