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You’re Not as Powerful as You Think (Seneca)
March 22, 2026·15 min·1 clip
Seneca declares slaves are not property but fellow men, comrades, and unpretentious friends.
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Seneca on rank, dependence, anger, and the shaky work of self-command.
Seneca's argument about dependence and power gets a clean reading through Callistus, the former slave whose old master is left waiting outside while others are let in.
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A Seneca passage about a slave who outlasted his master -- and what that says about real power.
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