The Inevitable Danger of Faction in James Madison’s Formulation of Society
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Faction, James Madison, the Federalist Papers, American political philosophyAbstract
This study based on the Federalist No.10, one of the most significant political papers of American history written by James Madison, discusses about the cause of factions, which was seen as an unavoidable threat of democratic society. Madison believed that the diversity and liberty of democratic society allowed citizens to follow their different interests, and the majority rule pushed people who had a mutual goal together for a bigger voice to influence the government decision. The three elements were essential and necessary to the democracy, so the factions derived from them were inevitable.
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