Thursday, October 16, 2025

“Let them eat cake.”
– Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau –

On this day in 1793, Queen Marie Antoinette was executed… and forever linked to the above words she never spoke. This myth, drawn from Rousseau’s writings years earlier, serves as history’s perfect reminder that misattribution spreads faster than facts, a lesson that hits differently in our era of viral misinformation. For more famous historical misquotes and their impact, Check out The Greatest Misquotes in History.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad