Frederick the Great stated, "I am the first servant of the state." How is this a different from Louis XIV's statement, "I am the state."?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-22T13:14:06

Frederick is descibing his loyalty to the state, while Louis XIV is saying that he is the embodiment of the state.