Book Review of “The Politics of Obedience”
I come to you now with The Politics of Obedience (circa 1552) by Étienne de La Boétie (1530–1563). In a very real way, La Boétie is the reformer of political thought in the same way that Luther was the reformer of the Catholic Church, except that where Luther's Reformation took hold and flourished, La Boétie's has never taken hold to the same extent, though his ideas have influenced thinkers over the centuries. Here is a book worth reading and really worth ruminating over. Given how brief it is (only about 80 pages in this edition) it is one that you ought not delay in reading.