Why in the world do people consent to their own enslavement?Murray Rothbard in his Introduction to The Politics of Obedience by Étienne de La Boétie, 1975
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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This was Rothbards version of the "Essay Question" in the Politics of Obedience, and a good question it is!
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