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MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE
(1533-1592)
from Of Cannibals
from A Custom of the Isle of Cea
Lord Michel Eyquem Montaigne was born near Bordeaux, the son of the mayor of Bordeaux, a man of unusual tolerance in an age of religious intolerance. Raised speaking only Latin until the age of six, Montaigne received the very … Continue reading