The well-known "I am the state" ("L'État, c'est moi.") was reported from at least the late 18th century. It was widely repeated but also denounced as apocryphal by the early 19th century.
the well-known "i am the state" ("l'état c'est moi") was reported from at least the late 18th century it was widely repeated but also denounced as apocryphal by the early 19th century