Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 163 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Actes et Paroles, Volume 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actes_et_Paroles https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actes_et_paroles Produced by Carlo Traverso, Anne Dreze, Marc D'Hooghe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Actes et Paroles, Volume 1" by Victor Hugo is a collection of essays and speeches written during the mid-19th century, reflecting Hugo's thoughts on law, liberty, and the human condition. The text touches on profound philosophical debates, notably the conflict between rights and laws, illustrating the evolution of society and civilization through the lens of justice, progress, and morality. The opening of the work introduces a rich tapestry of ideas as Hugo argues that all human eloquence can be distilled into the struggle between what is just (the right) and what is lawful (the law). He reflects on the future of civilization, articulating a vision where human rights are harmonized with societal laws, leading to peace and intellectual enlightenment. Hugo’s narrative is deeply personal, sharing anecdotes from his own childhood in Paris, highlighting formative influences such as his mother and a family friend, the proscribed general Lahorie, who instilled in him the core belief of prioritizing liberty above all else. This blend of personal reflection with wide-ranging social commentary sets the tone for the philosophical explorations that follow in his essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900 Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 999640 2025-07-04T04:55:24.201015 text/html 999461 2025-01-11T02:35:17.448410 text/html 425844 2025-07-04T04:55:35.997982 application/epub+zip 440155 2025-07-04T04:55:27.314037 application/epub+zip 426658 2025-07-04T04:55:26.010085 application/epub+zip 769483 2025-07-04T04:55:42.579935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 708906 2025-07-04T04:55:35.089028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665395 2022-09-04T09:19:46.114134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 922268 2025-07-04T04:55:23.536020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 922522 2014-09-20T21:24:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18721 2025-07-04T04:55:42.710946 application/rdf+xml 13457 2025-07-04T04:55:26.531019 image/jpeg 3843 2025-07-04T04:55:26.255015 image/jpeg 331786 2014-09-20T21:27:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 418506 2025-07-04T04:55:24.278055 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia