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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 3: The Pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 3: The Pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato
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Rob Natelson
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This is the third in a series of essays on the ideas behind the Constitution. You can find the first two essays here and here.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
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” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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