...theory. James Madison, "Father of the Constitution," and our fourth President, said in the Federalist: The most common and durable source of factions has...the various and unequal distribution of property. A landed interest, a manufacturing interest, a mercantile interest, a moneyed interest, with many lesser...

...mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each other, than to cooperate for...the various and unequal distribution of property." Madison's theory, therefore, is that the propensity to faction may be kindled by religious or political...

...any historical society, to division and conflict, for, as Madison wisely observed in the Federalist, "The most common and durable source of factions has...the various and unequal distribution of property." 3. The inter-relation of industries. So long as there was a direct connection between a worker and...

...mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each other than to co-operate for...passions and excite their most violent conflicts." The variety of interests in politics Madison recognized to be very great, but those which are economic...

...the respective proprietors, ensues a division of society into different interests and parties. . . . But the most common and durable source of factions, has been the various and unequal distributions of property. Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed distinct...

...Papers, James Madison made some sage observations not impertinent here. Among other things he said : The most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequaled distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed...

...mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each other than to co-operate for...unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts (Madison 1982, #10).' 23 Realizing it impossible to change political consciousness to form a more perfect,...

...republic itself. "So strong is this propensity of mankind to fall into mutual animosities," he wrote, "that where no substantial occasion presents itself...passions and excite their most violent conflicts." And Madison regularly spoke of the "mischiefs of factions."16 He also had more concern for propertied...

...affirmative action or gay service members in the military. Others arise from economic interest — "the most common and durable source of factions has...the various and unequal distribution of property." Consider current struggles over tax cuts or deregulation or access to medical care. The only way to...

...propensity of mankind to fall into mutual animosities,” wrote Madison in Federalist 10, “that when no substantial occasion presents itself, the most...distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendilypassions and excise their most violent conflicts.” Having concluded that the seeds of...