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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 14: Machiavelli

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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 14: Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527), an Italian diplomat and political theorist, circa 1500. He served in the Florentine government until the Medici restoration in 1512, and in 1513, he wrote his most famous work, “The Prince.” Archive Photos/Getty Images
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Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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