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Sean Kennedy

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MACHIAVELLI

BY SEAN KENNEDY
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THESIS
Machiavelli's ideas about government influenced John Locke who then influenced Tomas Jefferson and the Constitution of the United States.

Machiavelli's ideas about government influenced John Locke who then influenced Tomas Jefferson and the Constitution of the United States.

Machiavelli's ideas are in the Constitution due to John Locke and Tomas Jefferson
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BACKGROUND ON MACHIAVELLI

  • Lived in Florence
  • Born:1469 Died:1527
  • The Church controlled most of the government
  • he and his literature was viewed as evil
Machiavelli was born during 1469 in Florence he died in 1527
The Church controlled most of the government and he was considered evil
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Quote #1
"This is that the Church has kept and still keeps this province of ours divided" (Machiavelli).

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Quote #2
"Locke proposed that the magistrate should not concern himself with caring for the condition of human souls" (Gilbert).

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Reason #1
Machiavelli's idea that religion should not control people's lives influenced the thinking of John Locke.

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Quote #3
"Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke" (Declaration).

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Reason #2
Through Tomas Jefferson's interest in John Locke some of Machiavelli's ideas show up in The Declaration of Independence.

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Works Cited
1. Michael M. S., The Prince Book
2. The Declaration of Independence and natural rights, Natural Rights
3. Felix Gilbert, Niccolo Machiavelli
4. NIccolo Machiavelli, The Discourses of Livy

Sean Kennedy