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

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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.
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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