...in society and their differing abilities, and that these factions would by their nature pursue goals "adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the...permanent and aggregate interests of the community."' A key question was how to control the effects of faction, since, as the author of Federalist 10 (James...

...a faction? Madison answers, "[b]ya faction I understand a number of citizens whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united...permanent and aggregate interests of the community." There were "two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction," Madison explained, "remove the causes and controlling...

...control the violence of faction: "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united...permanent and aggregate interests of the community." This matches with precision the Republics concept of stasis. There are two methods of controlling the...

...game of power. Differing economic interests will produce various political factions, defined as "a majority or minority of the whole, who are united...or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community."36 Further, once in power, ambitious individuals will attempt to use the authority of institutions...

...in Federalist #10, defined a faction as "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated...permanent and aggregate interests of the community." 15. Shepsle did not portray the committee assignment process as entirely the result of self-selection...

...a faction? Madison defines a faction as "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated...or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community."21 In the United States, then and now, factional interests crossed cultural, class, racial,...

...faction."' For Madison, a faction referred to "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated...or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community."1 Although it is unlikely that Madison had think tanks in mind when he penned his famous...

...desirable. Perfection is impossible. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united...the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent aggregate interests of the community. There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the...

...prone to pursue self-interest in ways that violate the rights of others. Madison worried about factions "who are united and actuated by some common impulse...or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community."55 Contemporary commentators worry about "public officials" who "serve their own institutional...

...education. In Federalist Paper 10, Madison addressed the problem of "faction," which he defined as a group "united and actuated by some common impulse of passion,...permanent and aggregate interests of the community." Madison did not counsel the elimination of these selfinterested groups. He wrote, "the most common...