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Take away time is money, and what is left of England? Take away cotton is king, and what… — Victor Hugo

Novel

Take away time is money, and what is left of England? Take away cotton is king, and what is left of America?

In the original French

Otez Time is money, que reste-t-il de l'Angleterre? Otez Cotton is king, que rest-t-il de l'Amerique?

Victor Hugo
Les Miserables · 1862
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EnglandAmerica
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Novel
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1862
Person
Victor Hugo
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Current citation
Hugo, Victor. Les Misérables. Wordsworth Editions, 1994, pt. 3, bk. 4, ch. 4.
Original citation
Hugo, Victor. Les Misérables. Vol. 3, Bruxelles: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie, 1862, bk. 4, ch. 4.

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