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The Bittersweet Nature of Great Love
Marie Antoinette
Perhaps the great loves come with tears.
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Threatening Words About Women's Place in Society
Louis XVI
There are places for women like you in the Bastille.
[''to Mme. du Barry'']
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Discontent with Aristocratic Obligations
Duke d'Orléans
I am as weary of paying homage to the somewhat overblown charms of the ladies who rule our ruler as the people are of paying their bills.
[''to Mme. du Barry'']
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Public 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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Appreciation for Diverse Experiences
Marie Antoinette
I enjoy nothing more than meeting people of broad experience.
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Identity Beyond Occupation
Mme. du Barry
I never was a laundress. I was a milliner.
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Fearlessness in Power and Legacy
Louis XV
I'm not afraid of you, nor of the nobles, nor of the people, nor of ideas. The state will last my time. After me, the Deluge.
[''to Duke d'Orléans'']
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A Critique of Social Pretenses and Appearance
Mme. du Barry
The creature's nothing more than a sob in a wig.
[''of Marie Antoinette'']
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The Burden of Royal Expectations
Marie Antoinette
I cannot wear a crown upon my heart.
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Royalty and the Allure of Scandal
Marie Antoinette
Royalty loves an occasional roll in the gutter.
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A Gift of Precious Value
Louis XV
Louis, I cast this pearl before you.
[''presenting the bride'']
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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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