It is an amazing feature in the French character that they will let themselves be led away so easily by bad counsels and yet return again so quickly. It is certain that as these people have, out of their misery, treated us so well, we are the more bound to work for their happiness.
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About Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was queen of france from 1774 to 1792. Marie Antoinette was the queen of France from 1774 until the fall of the monarchy in 1792 and her subsequent execution during the French Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Work — The value of effort, discipline, and meaningful labour