The scaffold is the only edifice that revolutions do not tear down.
[L’échafaud est le seul édifice que les révolutions ne démolissent pas.]
Victor Hugo (1802–1885) French writer, journalist, human rights activist, politician
Last Day of a Condemned Man [Le Dernier Jour d’un Condamné], 1832 Preface (1829) [tr. Moncrieff (2009)]
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Hugo, Victor - Last Day of a Condemned Man [Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné], 1832 Preface (1829) [tr. Moncrieff (2009)] | WIST Quotations
The scaffold is the only edifice that revolutions do not tear down. [L'échafaud est le seul édifice que les révolutions ne démolissent pas.] (Source (French)). Other translations: The scaffold is the only edifice which revolutions do not hurl down.WIST Quotations