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|<big>By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.</big> | |<big>By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.</big> | ||
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== | == Faction == | ||
* Madison defines faction as a group of like-minded people who act in concert (together) | |||
** their motives, he identifies as self-interest, impulse or passion | |||
** regardless of motive, the impact of faction is abuse of the rights of other citizens | |||
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|<big>There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.</big> | |<big>There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.</big> | ||
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== | == Mitigating effects of faction == | ||
* mitigating = reducing the impact of | |||
* Madison isolates to mitigations for the dangers of faction as: | |||
** 1. removing its causes | |||
** 2. controlling its effects | |||
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|<big>There are again two methods of removing the causes of faction: the one, by destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence; the other, by giving to every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and the same interests.</big> | |<big>There are again two methods of removing the causes of faction: the one, by destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence; the other, by giving to every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and the same interests.</big> | ||
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== | == Removing faction == | ||
* to remove faction | |||
** liberty must be destroyed, so there is not freedom of thought or choice in action | |||
** or, force all citizens to share the same opinions and passions | |||
*** thus all citizens would agree = no faction | |||
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