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"etymology_text": "Attributed to the Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The original quotation was: “Quand le peuple n’aura plus rien à manger, il mangera le riche.” (“When the people shall have no more to eat, they will eat the rich.”)\nBecame popular in the 21st-century United States as an anti-capitalist motto in left-wing online communities.",
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