Après nous le déluge

"Après nous le déluge" ("After us, the deluge") is a French expression, attributed to Marquise de Pompadour, the lover of King Louis XV of France.[1] An alternative form is "Après moi le déluge" ("After me, the deluge").

The expression has two possible meanings: 'After me, the deluge will come,' asserting that if the revolution ended his reign, the nation would be plunged into chaos; or 'After me, let the deluge come,' implying "I don't care what happens after I'm gone."[2][1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Entsiklopedicheskii slovar [Encyclopedic Dictionary] (in Russian). 1890. p. 930.
  2. ↑ Laguna, Gabriel (January 13, 2006). "The Expression 'Après moi le déluge', and Its Classical Antecedents". Tradición Clásica.
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