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oct 5, 1789 - Let them Eat Cake Nationalism Impact: 2

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Let them Eat Cake: is a famous quote from the French Revolution. It is believed that the quote was said by the wife of King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, upon learning that the peasants had no bread. It is believed that Marie Antoinette said this famous quote in 1789, on the day of the March to Versailles (October 5,1789).
This quote did not affect French Nationalism.

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oct 5, 1789
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~ 236 years ago

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