Quotes / Louis XVI

By him

"It may be considered politically unwise, but it seems to me to be the general wish and I want to be loved."

— Louis XVI, justifying his decision to open the parlements

About him

Louis the Sixteenth was the King of France in 1789
He was worse than Louis the Fifteenth
He was worse than Louis the Fourteenth
He was worse than Louis the Thirteenth
He was the worst since Louis the First

—Allan Sherman, You Went The Wrong Way, Ol' King Louis

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