Let them eat cake
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let-them-eat-cake-188-6959719
title:
Let them eat cake
text:
"Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", said to have been spoken in the 18th century by "a great princess" upon being told that the peasants had no bread. "Let them eat cake" is often conventionally attributed to Marie Antoinette, although there is no evidence that she ever uttered it, and it is now generally regarded as a journalistic cliché. The French phrase mentions brioche, a bread enriched with butter and eggs, considered a lu
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Quote traditionally attributed to Marie Antoinette
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_them_eat_cake
date created:
2005-12-16T17:17:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T20:39:26Z
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