Quotes and Images From Memoirs of Marie Antoinette

QUOTES AND IMAGES: CAMPAN'S MARIE ANTOINETTE
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MEMOIRS OF MARIE ANTOINETTE
By Madame Campan
The Bastille
A man born solely to contradict Advised the King not to separate himself from his army Ah, Madame, we have all been killed in our masters' service! Alas! her griefs double mine! Allowed her candles and as much firewood as she wanted Better to die than to implicate anybody Brought me her daughter Hortense de Beauharnais Carried the idea of the prerogative of rank to a high pitch Common and blamable practice of indulgence Condescension which renders approbation more offensive Customs are nearly equal to laws Difference between brilliant theories and the simplest practice Dignified tone which alone secures the respect due to power
Displaying her acquirements with rather too much confidence ...