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Heaven deprives me of a wife who never caused me any other grief than that of her death. [Fr., Le ciel me prive d'une epouse qui ne m'a jamais donne d'autre chagrin que celui de sa mort.] - [Wives] I am the State. [Fr., L'etat c'est moi.] - attributed to [Royalty] I imagined it was more difficult to die. [Fr., J'avais cru plus difficule de mourir.] - said to Madame de Maintenon [Death] It is legal because I wish it. - [Legality] Last argument of kings. [Cannon.] [Lat., Ultima ratio regum.] - order this engraved on cannon, but removed by the National Assembly, Aug. 19, 1790 [War] Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns. - [Law] That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised me less. [Fr., Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous m'aviez loue moins.] - attributed to [Praise] The state!--it is I! [Fr., L'etat!--c'est moi!] - attributed to [Government] Why do you weep? Did you think I was immortal? - on his deathbed [Immortality]
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