A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions." ... This way no one group could suddenly rise in power and trample on the rights of the minority. ... In Madison's Federalist 10, it is evident that he was not in favor of the formation of factions. ... While reading the Federalist Papers, Hamilton, Jay, and Madison paint a bleak picture of human nature. ...

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