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Un réquisitoire aussi brillant que percutant pour se libérer de la tyrannie d'un seul et aspirer à vivre libre dans une démocratie réelle. Un texte plus d'actualité que jamais, hélas, et qu'il me tarde de mettre au programme des classes de première l'an prochain !
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There are always a few, better endowed than others, who feel the weight of the yoke and cannot restrain themselves from attempting to shake it off: these are the men who never become tamed under subjection and who always, like Ulysses on land and sea constantly seeking the smoke of his chimney, cannot prevent themselves from peering about for their natural privileges and from remembering their ancestors and their former ways. These are in fact the men who, possessed of clear minds and far-sighted spirit, are not satisfied, like the brutish mass, to see only what is at their feet, but rather look about them, behind and before, and even recall the things of the past in order to judge those of the future, and compare both with their present condition. These are the ones who, having good minds of their own, have further trained them by study and learning. Even if liberty had entirely perished from the earth, such men would invent it. For them slavery has no satisfactions, no matter how well disguised.
pp. 60-61
pp. 60-61
Sneak peek del inicio anarquista, lectura muy fácil y atrapante.
To think that my country's free years would be lessened if not for the ideas in this book is a shuddering thought. Much more shuddering is the fact that the ideas presented here are mainly attributed to Thoreau and not to La Boetie. There is nearly two hundred years between the both of them. Perhaps, Thoreau had the advantage of modernity, and it's liberality. In the time of La Boetie, the governments were much more stringent towards those who oppose and critisise them. This could be the reason why this seminal text didn't see the light of day until La Boetie's untimely demise.
Another stain on La Boetie legacy in civil disobedience was the use of his text for anarchistic purposes. It isn't anarhy that La Boetie professes, but the highest and perhaps impractical form of civil disobedience where the people simply refuse to pay tribute to the tyrant in all ways there are. That is all. The gist of this text is: to refuse the tyrant. But there are problems in implementing such mindsets. La Boetie discusses much about the human tendency to serivility. He questions how can a man know what freedom is if he is born into a society of servility.
The does account for the fact that revolutionaries are still there hidden among the vassals who rise themselves and stand as example for others to rise. These are the people who are not bound by anything. These are the people who bring about freedom.
One could argue that the ideas presented here are outdated and don't stand in relevance with current world. They could be right to say that, but maybe it should be relevant so as to decrease the trigger happiness that plagues the present world. So, in a way, it is the most relevant peice of political philosophy today because we need to implement it to attain peace; which, I admit, is nearly impossible.
But there are amedments to be made. This text is not integement with all forms of government. It only deals with monarchy, dictatorship, and to a very little extent, with oligarchy. Amendments should be made to that it can be adapted to democracies and the upcoming socialist governments.
Another stain on La Boetie legacy in civil disobedience was the use of his text for anarchistic purposes. It isn't anarhy that La Boetie professes, but the highest and perhaps impractical form of civil disobedience where the people simply refuse to pay tribute to the tyrant in all ways there are. That is all. The gist of this text is: to refuse the tyrant. But there are problems in implementing such mindsets. La Boetie discusses much about the human tendency to serivility. He questions how can a man know what freedom is if he is born into a society of servility.
The does account for the fact that revolutionaries are still there hidden among the vassals who rise themselves and stand as example for others to rise. These are the people who are not bound by anything. These are the people who bring about freedom.
One could argue that the ideas presented here are outdated and don't stand in relevance with current world. They could be right to say that, but maybe it should be relevant so as to decrease the trigger happiness that plagues the present world. So, in a way, it is the most relevant peice of political philosophy today because we need to implement it to attain peace; which, I admit, is nearly impossible.
But there are amedments to be made. This text is not integement with all forms of government. It only deals with monarchy, dictatorship, and to a very little extent, with oligarchy. Amendments should be made to that it can be adapted to democracies and the upcoming socialist governments.
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very wonderful and insightful examination of tyranny. Though it definitely should not be taken as an anarchist treatise, Etienne was not an anarchist, as his career and life path highlight, he was a part of govt, he seems to largely be against the intense centralization of power. Nonetheless, a necessary and important reading
To think that my country's free years would be lessened if not for the ideas in this book is a shuddering thought. Much more shuddering is the fact that the ideas presented here are mainly attributed to Thoreau and not to La Boetie. There is nearly two hundred years between the both of them. Perhaps, Thoreau had the advantage of modernity, and it's liberality. In the time of La Boetie, the governments were much more stringent towards those who oppose and critisise them. This could be the reason why this seminal text didn't see the light of day until La Boetie's untimely demise.
Another stain on La Boetie legacy in civil disobedience was the use of his text for anarchistic purposes. It isn't anarhy that La Boetie professes, but the highest and perhaps impractical form of civil disobedience where the people simply refuse to pay tribute to the tyrant in all ways there are. That is all. The gist of this text is: to refuse the tyrant. But there are problems in implementing such mindsets. La Boetie discusses much about the human tendency to serivility. He questions how can a man know what freedom is if he is born into a society of servility.
The does account for the fact that revolutionaries are still there hidden among the vassals who rise themselves and stand as example for others to rise. These are the people who are not bound by anything. These are the people who bring about freedom.
One could argue that the ideas presented here are outdated and don't stand in relevance with current world. They could be right to say that, but maybe it should be relevant so as to decrease the trigger happiness that plagues the present world. So, in a way, it is the most relevant peice of political philosophy today because we need to implement it to attain peace; which, I admit, is nearly impossible.
But there are amedments to be made. This text is not integement with all forms of government. It only deals with monarchy, dictatorship, and to a very little extent, with oligarchy. Amendments should be made to that it can be adapted to democracies and the upcoming socialist governments.
Another stain on La Boetie legacy in civil disobedience was the use of his text for anarchistic purposes. It isn't anarhy that La Boetie professes, but the highest and perhaps impractical form of civil disobedience where the people simply refuse to pay tribute to the tyrant in all ways there are. That is all. The gist of this text is: to refuse the tyrant. But there are problems in implementing such mindsets. La Boetie discusses much about the human tendency to serivility. He questions how can a man know what freedom is if he is born into a society of servility.
The does account for the fact that revolutionaries are still there hidden among the vassals who rise themselves and stand as example for others to rise. These are the people who are not bound by anything. These are the people who bring about freedom.
One could argue that the ideas presented here are outdated and don't stand in relevance with current world. They could be right to say that, but maybe it should be relevant so as to decrease the trigger happiness that plagues the present world. So, in a way, it is the most relevant peice of political philosophy today because we need to implement it to attain peace; which, I admit, is nearly impossible.
But there are amedments to be made. This text is not integement with all forms of government. It only deals with monarchy, dictatorship, and to a very little extent, with oligarchy. Amendments should be made to that it can be adapted to democracies and the upcoming socialist governments.