Did Nero really say 'I wish to do away with the Senate.'?

Nero Quote Source & Citation:

I wish to do away with the Senate.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Reported by Suetonius

Date: c. 60s AD

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