Mises Wire
Author:
Antony P. Mueller
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In his essay on the politics of obedience ( Discours de la Servitude Volontaire ), Etienne La Boétie (1530-1563) asks the vital question of political rule: How come that the majority of a people let itself be ruled by a minority, and sometimes, in the case of an autocrat, falls into the hands of a single person? How is it possible that people