- Do they think political parties are a good or bad thing?
- Why have the minority tax the majority?
- Do they think people's passions should be different or the same?
- If they are federalists why do they give examples of the flaws in a republic?
- Do they believe that people should have equal property?
1. "There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects."
This was an interesting quote because it seems like its trying to take away a person's right to protest against the government.
2. "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."
I chose this because it makes me wonder whethe they are for or against factions in the government.
3. "It could never be more truly said than of the first remedy, that it was worse than the disease."
I found this interesting because it is referencing the Article of Confederation and how there were flaws with it.
4. "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."
This, I thought was very true because there will always be bias when one's interests are involved.
5. "The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed, and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling its effects."
Does this mean that they can enforce laws that can hinder a person's efforts to protest, even by force?
You asked, "Do you think political parties are a good or bad thing?"- I thin they are hands down a bad thing. Nothing good comes from them, only conflicts. How can anything get done when you have two parties on opposite wings of the political spectrum who are usually too stubborn to budge from their strict point of view. You need compromise in order to get things done in government, and with this current political divide in Congress, things aren't looking too promising.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your first question, I believe the author thought that political parties were bad and he also believed that they were inevitable. I too believe that they are bad and inevitable. It is difficult to compromise and create laws to govern citizens when there are multiple mindsets in the government. But, it is unrealistic to have no political parties because there are too many people in this nation too have an unified ideology. Since there is plenty of diversity in America, there are going to be multiple political parties.
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