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==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
Although traditionally John Locke is named as the founder of Liberalism, the roots of Locke's philosophy and political beliefs can be traced back to Niccolò Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) and the spread of Republicanism within Great Britain. This connection hinges on a pro-Republican interpretation of Machiavelli that was accidentally spread by the Anti-Machiavellian English scholar Reginald Pole, who, when in Florence, reported rumors from their mutual acquaintances that The Prince was written to cause the overthrow of the Medici family.<ref>Rahe, P. A. (2010). the english commonwealthmen. In Machiavelli’s liberal Republican legacy (pp. 1–4). essay, Cambridge University Press.</ref> | |||
==Political History== | ==Political History== | ||