- Politics, Liberty, Early works to 1800, Political science
The **Discourse on Voluntary Servitude** (French: *Discours de la servitude volontaire*) is a work attributed to Étienne de La Boétie by Montaigne. The text was published clandestinely in 1577.
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- Author
- Étienne de La Boétie
- First published
- 1835
- Pages
- 101
- Publisher
- Free Life Editions, Books on Demand GmbH, Ralph Myles Pub
- Editions
- 62
- Language
- Spanish, Russian, dan, English
- ISBN
- 9780914156109
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“ETIENNE DE LA BOETIE has been best remembered as the great and close friend of the eminent essayist Michel de Montaigne, in one of history's most notable friendships.”
French judge, writer and philosopher
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