 | Vernon Louis Parrington - 1927 - 452 pages
...science, Madison has explained the Federalist objections to political parties and party government. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest,... | |
 | 1925 - 448 pages
...Louis, November 5, 1925 THE FACTION IN GOVERNMENT "By a faetion, I understand a number of eitizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and aetuated by some eommon impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other eitizens,... | |
 | Gaspar Griswold Bacon - 1928 - 232 pages
...which they most feared was the danger from factions. "By a faction," says Madison in "The Federalist," "I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting...who are united and actuated by some common impulse or passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate... | |
 | Hildegard Warnink - 2001 - 290 pages
...identity and character. In Federalist No. 10, James Madison referred to such associations as "factions". By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 2001 - 92 pages
...shown, however, there was method to this intellectual fascination. 11 Madison defined factions broadly: "By a faction I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 2001 - 70 pages
...the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest,... | |
 | Ricardo Blaug, John J. Schwarzmantel - 2000 - 602 pages
...the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administration. By a faction I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest,... | |
 | Christine A. Kelly - 2001 - 220 pages
...Federalist No. 10 his views regarding the nature, cause, and cure of this threat to stable government: By faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest,... | |
 | Joy Hakim - 2003 - 356 pages
.... [Kjnown facts will not permit us to deny that they are in some degree true. . . . By a faction, 1 understand a number of citizens, whether amounting...by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.... | |
 | Duncan Watts - 2005 - 292 pages
...James Madison (the fourth President) defined a faction in unflattering terms: By a faction, I mean a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority...who are united and actuated by some common impulse or passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent aggregate interest... | |
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By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and... 
