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Montaigne Witnesses Bordeaux Political Violence

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Montaigne Witnesses Bordeaux Political Violence

Montaigne, Michel · Essayist and philosopher

As a young man Montaigne lived amid the unrest surrounding resistance to royal taxation in Bordeaux. Experiences of civil conflict later informed his skepticism about political certainty and cruelty.

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