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Men accept servility in order to acquire wealth; as if they could acquire anything of their own when they cannot even assert that they belong to themselves.
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Born:
November 1, 1530
Died:
August 18, 1563
(aged 32)
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Étienne or Estienne de La Boétie was a French judge, writer, and "a founder of modern political philosophy in France.
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