John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9687 Misellaneous Translations John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9687 |
| AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous Translations |
| QUOTATION: | I am the state. 1 |
| Note 1. Dulaure (History of Paris, 1863, p. 387) asserts that Louis XIV. interrupted a judge who used the expression, “The king and the state,” by saying, “I am the state.” [back] |