James Madison: Federalist 10

( 1787 ) Commentary by Robert R. Montgomery, M.A.

“Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an ailment without which it instantly expires.” - Paragraph 5
“But the most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed distinct interests in society.” - Paragraph 7

Federalist 10

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