I have no intention of sharing my authority. Louis XVI of France More Quotes by Louis XVI of France More Quotes From Louis XVI of France 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 may war blood The interests of the state must come first. Louis XVI of France absolutism states firsts 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 flattery vices praise