La Boétie, Estienne de, 1530-1563. De la servitude volontaire
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La Boétie, Estienne de, 1530-1563. De la servitude volontaire
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La Boetie, Estienne de, 1530-1563. De la servitude volontair
La Boetie, Etienne de, 1530-1563. Discours de la servitude volontaire
La Boetie, Estienne de, 1530-1563. Politics of obedienc
La Boetie, Estienne de, 1530-1563. On voluntary servitud
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The Discourse on Voluntary Servitude (French: Discours de la servitude volontaire) is an essay by Étienne de La Boétie. The text was published clandestinely in 1577. The date of preparation of the Discourse on Voluntary Servitude is uncertain: according to recent studies it was composed by Étienne de La Boétie during his university education. According to his closest friend Michel de Montaigne, the speech was written when La Boétie was about 18 years old.
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