Machiavelli+and+our+Fouding+Fathers

= ﻿Where and in what ways did these points appear in the arguments and discussions of our Fouding Fathers as the philosophical underpinnings of our nation were developed? =

== In The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, the idea of Political Realism was used throughout his work, which the Founding Fathers used in the US constitution. Machiavelli opposed Idealism and believed in the control of ones fortune rather than waiting and see what happens, like with what chance brings. He thought that good leaders needed virtue and prudence. Machiavelli also encouraged risk taking, which was unheard of when his work was published. The Founding Fathers thought that Machiavelli's work was something new, and something that had great ideals and something that they wanted for the US constitution, to help build the best nation they could. Some might of seen Machiavelli's ideas as extreme or unheard of, but the Founding Fathers found it to be a building block that they could use to build the nations constitution. ==