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Seneca on Master and Slave

Seneca on Master and Slave

Update: 2025-01-26
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In this letter, Seneca is arguing against the treatment of slaves and uses slavery as a metaphor to illustrate how we allow things to control us and the importance of freeing ourselves.


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Seneca on Master and Slave

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