Questions:
1. Is it bad to take too quick of an action when citizens complain?
2. Can't they just eliminate factions all together instead of just its negative effects?
3. How would Madison destroy liberty to stop a faction if it is essential to political life?
4. How could we distribute the properties more evenly?
5. Is having a variety of different opinions bad?
Quotes:
1. It could never be more truly said than of the first remedy, that is worse than the disease.
I liked this quote because it states that taking away liberty would be worse then getting rid of factions.
2. The valuable improvements made by the American constitutions on the popular models, both ancient and modern, cannot certainly be too much admired.....
I chose this quotes because it says how we improved our constitution so much but we shouldn't get too full of ourselves.
3. ....conflicts of rival parties, and that measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an intrested and overbearing majority.
It makes me think, why does the majority get to do what they want and not consider the others?
4. The instability, injustice, and confusion introduced into the public councils, have, in truth, been the mortal diseases under which popular governments have everywhere perished.
This quote popped up to me because it says that factions have made other governments perish, shouldn't the US get rid of this as soon as possible?
5. No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity.
I chose this quote because it say's we shouldn't judge our own work or we'll just cheat ourselves, It shows that we do need some other people to help us out.
Response to question 5:
ReplyDeleteI do not believe having a variety of opinions is bad. Everyone has a right to express how they feel on certain issues or topics, and that is just stating an opinion. Sometimes people have a lot of different feelings on different subjects, causing them to have a variety of opinions. I do believe, however, that some opinions should be kept quiet if they are disrespectful, because people must remember not everyone is going to agree with their own thoughts.
Whenever there are people in different classes there will always be factions. It's something that will always happen as long as people live in society. People today still unite under one cause. It does say that one way to control a faction is to take away liberty. Obviously we can't do that. The point i believe he was trying to make is that factions, like liberty are party of our free society. As long as the people have the freedom to voice what they believe in there will be factions. Now i don't think that property needs to be distributed more, more jobs are just needed. Different people and decisions are part of our society, which can be a good thing. Because of the vast amount of opinions it keeps the government from making snap decisions because they have to do their best to appease everyone.
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