Discours de la servitude volontaire d'Etienne de La Boétie - Petits Classiques Larousse - BAC

"Be determined to no longer serve, and you are free!"The formula, made famous by the actors of the French Revolution, is taken from the Speech of the Voluntary servitude of Stephen de La Boétie, probably written in 1553 and published more than twenty years later.In this political dissertation, the young author, friend of Montaigne, shows a fergue oratory that takes readers on board and invites them to reflect on the "paradox of the tyrant": how can one man enslave an entire people if he does not enslave himself first?