Let them eat cake
A quotation attributed to Marie Antoinette, which John points out she never said.
Early context: John says Marie Antoinette never said 'let them eat cake' and, like almost everyone killed in the Terror, posed no threat to the government. — REIGN OF TERROR: The French Revolution, Part III 00:01:27
borrowed slang / meme (misattributed quotation) · in 2 videos, 2010–2022 · last heard 2022
- First in the videos: 2010-11-11 · REIGN OF TERROR: The French Revolution, Part III 00:01:27
- Last in the videos: 2022-08-02 · Liberty Leading the People: How Revolutions Turn 00:00:00
Videos per year: 2010: 1 · 2022: 1
Every video
2010
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-11 | REIGN OF TERROR: The French Revolution, Part III 00:01:27 | mention | John says Marie Antoinette never said 'let them eat cake' and, like almost everyone killed in the Terror, posed no threat to the government. |
2022
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-02 | Liberty Leading the People: How Revolutions Turn 00:00:00 | mention | John recalls that the late-18th-century French Revolution removed King Louis XVI and his wife, who never actually said 'let them eat cake', from power. |