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The founding of America was filled with a variety of ideas and philosophies proposed to shape the government of the young nation, and two leading philosophies of the ideal system of government were shaped in the Federalist Papers, written by Federalists such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay under the pen name Publius, and a rebuttal paper written under the pen name Brutus. These papers discuss a variety of factors, including the proper system of government, representation of the people, and factions. Factions in politics is nothing new, however the views on the effects of factions in government differed between the two papers. James Madison outlines in Federalist No. 10 that factions, although being prone to violence, can be properly contained through a Republic form of government, which is why a Republic is the best form of government for the United States. To begin, in Federalist No. 10, Madison opens by saying that, “Among the numerous advantages promised by a well-constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction. . . .”, and furthermore supports his claim when he states that, “If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote.”. Furthermore, it can be concluded that Madison’s argument is that with a Republic, there will be enough factions to where none will be able to achieve a majority, and that a Republic is the best system of government to counter factionalism, as it’ll be nearly impossible for a single faction to seek absolute power, and although even if it means hindering the operations of government, it’ll prevent a single faction of taking full control. However, in Brutus No. 1, Brutus counters this opinion by stating, “In a republic, the manners, sentiments, and interests of the people should be similar. If this be not the case, there will be a constant clashing of opinions; and the representatives of one part will be continually striving against those of the other. This will retard the operations of government, and prevent such conclusions as will promote the public good. If we apply this remark to the condition of the United States, we shall be convinced that it forbids that we should be one government.…”. It can be concluded that Brutus believes that even allowing factionalism in government is detrimental and will hinder the operations of government, thus shaping his view that factions should be kept out of government entirely. This sentiment, however, can not be put into practice, as Madison states earlier in Federalist No. 10 that, “The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man; and we see them everywhere brought into different degrees of activity, according to the different circumstances of civil society. . . .”, and that factions are apart of human nature and therefore cannot be prevented, so therefore a form of government that best combats factionalism is the best option.