Further research suggests that Thiers did not say that Rousseau said this in 1793, just that he said it at some time or other, but it looks like the quote ("Quand les pauvres n'auront plus rien à manger, ils mangeront les riches!") is completely bogus, and Thiers just made it up.
Further research suggests that Thiers did not say that Rousseau said this in 1793, just that he said it at some time or other, but it looks like the quote ("Quand les pauvres n'auront plus rien à manger, ils mangeront les riches!") is completely bogus, and Thiers just made it up.