5 Classic Authors who Inspired America’s Founders | Ancient Origins

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Discover the 5 classic authors — Plutarch, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu — whose ideas shaped the Founding Fathers and the birth of American democracy.

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