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- "Der Staat bin ich!"
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I recognized that and gave that as an answer, just for kicks, even though it asked for English and not French.
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We, in the UK have a lot to thank Margaret Thatcher and her policies for. She helped rid us of being ruled by the unions. Yes, she made mistakes along the way, just like Chancellor Angela Merkel, Presiden E Macron and Prime Minister are doing at this moment.
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Except that in German he'd be Ludwig. I was very confused the first time I met this in a discussion including König Karl (of England). When it turned to König Heinrich and all his wives, I finally cottoned on!
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Ich glaube diesen Satz früher mal in der Schule gehört zu haben und zwar in Bezug auf Frankreich. But it's over fifty years ago.
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There is a popular joke in Brazil about learning english with the sentence "The book is on the table" (it is supposed to be one of the first ones you'd learn). When I was in my first class ever, the teacher asked where was his book. 3/4 of the class answered with "The book is on the table!" :o))
Just came to my mind, if you happen to become ruler of a (german) state and someone comes bothering you with some petty affair of legality, you would most certainly use this sentence. You never know.. ;o)