Did Victor Hugo write (or say): "open a school, you'll close one prison" or "you'll close 100 prisons"?

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Did Victor Hugo write (or say): "open a school, you'll close one prison" or "you'll close 100 prisons"?

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Last updated Apr 07 2025.
Originally posted Apr 06 2025 10:32 AM.

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"He who opens a school door, closes a prison."
? Victor Hugo

https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/victor-hugo-quotes

Apr 06 2025, 6:44 PM

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Answer 1

The quotation "He who opens a school door, closes a prison" appears on the cover of a kindle edition of Victor Hugo's 'Memoirs'. Which doesn't actually mean he ever wrote it himself, but it is widely attributed to him.

https://www.amazon.com.au/Memoirs-opens-school-closes-prison-ebook/dp/B00G6NZW9Y

Did Victor Hugo write (or say): "open a school, you'll close one prison" or "you'll close 100 prisons"?

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