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Marie Antoinette's Cake Quote
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● FeaturedThe phrase 'Let them eat cake' is famously attributed to Marie Antoinette, often used to exemplify her perceived indifference to the plight of the starving French populace. But did she ever actually utter those words?
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What People Remember
People widely believe Marie Antoinette heartlessly told her starving subjects to 'Let them eat cake' (Qu'ils mangent de la brioche).
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What's Actually True
There is no credible historical evidence that Marie Antoinette ever said 'Let them eat cake.' The phrase predates her, appearing in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 'Confessions' describing a princess, decades before the French Revolution.
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#french revolution#royalty#quotes#misattribution#cake
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