Louis XVI of France Quotes

• I die innocent of all the crimes laid to my charge; I pardon those who have occasioned my death; and I pray to God that the blood you are going to shed may never be visited on France.

  Louis XVI of France

  War, Blood, May

  Last words of Louis XVI of France before he was executed by guillotine, January 21, 1793.

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• I have no intention of sharing my authority.

  Louis XVI of France

  Absolutism, Intention, Authority

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• The interests of the state must come first.

  Louis XVI of France

  Absolutism, Firsts, States

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• We must define flattery and praise; they are distinct. Trajan was encouraged to virtue by the panegyric Pliny; Tiberius became obstinate in vice from the flattery of his senators.

  Louis XVI of France

  Vices, Flattery, Praise

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