Marie Antoinette

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?

Marie Antoinette (1938 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Marie Antoinette (1938 film), CC BY-SA 4.0