LAD # 4: The Federalist #10

1. Why are factions so difficult to eliminate?
Factions are so difficult to eliminate because they are essential to survival. In this passage they state “by destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence” is the only way to eliminate the causes of a faction. One of the only other ways it is possible to do away with factions is by giving all the citizens the same take on everything: giving each the same opinion, passions, and interests. They also state how true the saying goes that says “the remedy is worse than the disease,” trying to show us that in fact having a faction is much less a problem then trying to do away with it as a whole. It would create and be the cause of too many much larger problems, and would be better off left alone or controlled.
2. If factions cannot be removed then how can they be controlled?
When factions cannot be removed it is important that they can be controlled. In some ways can these groups actually be controlled, and control its effects. If the faction does not consist of the majority, then it’d be unable to execute or hide its violence under the constitution. It should always remain in the hands of the form of popular government. It must make sacrifices to be in the interest of both the public good and the rights of all citizens, and secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a faction. We must preserve popular government and be adopted by all of mankind. It must take interest in the majority and share the same passions, and we should run on the system of a democracy. There should exist both the Republic and the Democratic both which take on two different perspectives, and help to refine public views.