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Étienne de La Boétie

1530–1563 · 16th century
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A magistrate and humanist from Bordeaux, Montaigne's friend, who wrote in his youth the Discourse on Voluntary Servitude, a reflection on why people consent to oppression.

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Discours de la servitude volontaire
1576

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