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

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
Rob Natelson
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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.
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.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
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