“Liberty is to faction what air is to fire…”- James Madison
“…United and actuated by some common impulse of passion…”- James Madison
Our shortest president wasn’t writing about factionalism for fun or because he was hellbent on opposing Hamilton, but because man makes factions which are a common threat to democracy. This episode explores the concept of the American Experiment and its possible failure as the political bosses of the US, state-wide and nationally, fight to keep power in an autocratic way.
Although people may like populist reformers, they ought to be wary as the reformers might use their position for personal gain rather than public good.