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3. "L'etat, c'est moi" (translation: "I am the state")

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:55 PM

22 hrs ago

Attributed to King Louis XIV of France, referring to his divinely ordained power of absolute monarchy, and that his personal will and the laws of the nation were completely inseparable. It's useful to note that Louis' absolute monarchy led to the French Revolution.

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