In the canon
Federalist No. 10
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
- Form
- Form Essay
- Year
- Year 1787
- Pages
- Pages 10
A framer argues that the greatest danger to a republic is faction, and that the cure is not to stamp out disagreement but to build a large republic of representatives, where no single interest can dominate the rest.
Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires.
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