“To us in the 21st Century we think of political parties as perfectly normal, we think of political parties as going hand-in-hand with democracy. But that is definitely not how most of the men in the founding generation saw it, at least initially. In the 18th century there was a cardinal rule of ideology that said political parties were dangerous and undesirable things.”๏ฟผ – Professor Edward T. O’Donnell
“Let me…warn you in the most solemn manner against the bancful effects of the spirit of party… It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration.” – George Washington๏ฟผ
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