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

I pass away guiltless of all the offenses attributed to me; I forgive those who have caused my demise; and I implore the Almighty that the blood that is about to be shed may never be requited upon France.

I have no intention of sharing my authority.

Louis XVI of France

I have no intention of relinquishing my power.

The interests of the state must come first.

Louis XVI of France

The welfare of the nation must take precedence.

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

We must differentiate between adulation and commendation; they are disparate. Trajan was motivated to righteousness by Pliny's laudatory speech; Tiberius became entrenched in wickedness from the sycophancy of his legislators.