<P> `` Let them eat cake '' is the traditional translation of the French phrase `` Qu'ils mangent de la brioche '' , supposedly spoken by `` a great princess '' upon learning that the peasants had no bread . Since brioche was a luxury bread enriched with butter and eggs , the quotation would reflect the princess 's disregard for the peasants , or her poor understanding of their situation . </P>
<P> `` Let them eat cake '' is the traditional translation of the French phrase `` Qu'ils mangent de la brioche '' , supposedly spoken by `` a great princess '' upon learning that the peasants had no bread . Since brioche was a luxury bread enriched with butter and eggs , the quotation would reflect the princess 's disregard for the peasants , or her poor understanding of their situation . </P>
why did she say let them eat cake
why did she say let them eat cake
reflect the princess 's disregard for the peasants
reflect the princess 's disregard for the peasants