Did Nero really say 'I alone know what is good for the Roman people.'?

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I alone know what is good for the Roman people.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Reported by Tacitus, asserting his absolute authority.

Date: c. 54-68 AD

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