The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 4: The Pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato, and the Founders

Greek philosopher Plato Aristocles (427-347 BC) with the philosopher and scientist Aristotle (384-322 BC). Picture Post/Getty Images

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This is the fourth in a series of essays on the ideas that formed the Constitution. You can find the first essay here, the second here, and the third here.