James Madison's Argument Against The Format Of Society

James Madison describes factions as a type of succubus.They leach off of the masses, even if factions are apart of the majority. They are violent in nature because of the lack of concern. Factions want something because the members of these factions have banded over a common want. This want is what drives them, and that is a thing to be feared because an uncontrollable group is a group that needs to be gone. Madison believes that factions are unquenchable, because “as long as the reason of man continues fallible...different opinions will be formed.” He addresses the fact that factions are apart of societal nature, but he still thinks them to be an attack on common liberty. To go against the format of society is to be an enemy, even if the majority