Memorable Quotes from Henry Stephenson
2 quotesPublic Life of a French Monarch
Benjamin Franklin
Why, this is barbarous. Must the Queen's child be born in public?
Count de Mercey
Dr. Franklin, a French monarch belongs to the public. He must be born, he must live, and he must die in public.
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Extravagance and the Pursuit of Pleasure
The Count de Mercey
I've been told of a necklace costing 200,000 livres.
Marie Antoinette
Which I lost tonight on a wager.
Count de Mercey
You must be out of your senses, madame. What on earth is driving you to this extravagance? This mad pursuit of pleasure which can end only in—
Marie Antoinette
But not in boredom. At least, not yet.
Count de Mercey
In these times, madame, your excuses will not fail to impress the people.
Matie Antoinette
Why, they adore me. I've conquered Paris.
Count de Mercey
No, madame. Paris was conquered you. Do you realize that you're the first Dauphine of France ever to be spoken of openly as a wanton?
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