Did Louis XIV really say 'I have nothing to do with the people.'?

Louis XIV Quote Source & Citation:

I have nothing to do with the people.

— Louis XIV Early Modern · Sun King of France

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Reported to express his distance from the common populace, focusing on the nobility and the state.

Date: Unknown, but attributed.

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