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He also believed that the society had a duty toward the poor, to care for them, and to look after them, but interestingly he dumped all 19 of his own illegitimate children in charitable institutions, some of them Roman Catholic and expected them to take care of them.
 
He also believed that the society had a duty toward the poor, to care for them, and to look after them, but interestingly he dumped all 19 of his own illegitimate children in charitable institutions, some of them Roman Catholic and expected them to take care of them.
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Rousseau is believed to be the first to use the phrase ''Let them eat cake'', in book IV of his ''Confessions''.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/demystified/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?]</ref>
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Rousseau is believed to be the first to use the phrase ''Let them eat cake'', in book IV of his ''Confessions'', which would be falsely attributed to French queen [[Marie Antoinette]]. It is unclear, however, whether Rousseau actually made up the claim that a French queen said this phrase at all, or whether he was in fact referring to Marie Antoinette's predecessor.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/demystified/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?]</ref>
    
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