The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude - (Eris Gems) by Étienne de la Boétie (Paperback)

Name: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude - (Eris Gems) by Étienne de la Boétie (Paperback)
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"There are only four or five who maintain the dictator... not the six thousand but a hundred thousand, and even millions, cling to the tyrant by this cord to which they are tied.
About the Author: Étienne de La Boétie (1530-1563) was a French magistrate, political theorist, and close friend of Michel de Montaigne.
20 Pages
Philosophy, Political
Series Name: Eris Gems

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La Boétie maps how power metastasizes through favors, flattery, and fear.

Book Synopsis

"There are only four or five who maintain the dictator... not the six thousand but a hundred thousand, and even millions, cling to the tyrant by this cord to which they are tied."

Tyranny is not imposed; it is invited. La Boétie maps how power metastasizes through favors, flattery, and fear--how millions bend the knee so a few can rise. A cold, lucid anatomy of submission, and a quiet, devastating call to end it.

About the Author

Étienne de La Boétie (1530-1563) was a French magistrate, political theorist, and close friend of Michel de Montaigne. Best known for The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude, written when he was just eighteen, La Boétie posed a radical question that still echoes today: why do people submit to power that exploits them? Though he died young, his work quietly seeded the modern tradition of civil disobedience.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 4.4 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: .05 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 20

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: Political

Series Title: Eris Gems

Publisher: Eris

Format: Paperback

Author: Étienne de la Boétie

Language: English

Street Date: November 4, 2025

TCIN: 1006681532

UPC: 9781967751112

Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-8604

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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