Federalist No. 10

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Federalist No. 10 is an essay written by James Madison as the tenth of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays initiated by Alexander Hamilton arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. It was first published in the New York Daily Advertiser on November 22, 1787, under the name "Publius". Federalist No. 10 is among the most highly regarded works of American political thought. No. 10 addresses how to reconcile citizens with interests contrary to the rights of others or inimical to the interests of the community as a whole. Madison saw factions as inevitable due to human nature: as long as people hold differing opinions and possess unequal amounts of wealth and property, they will form alliances with those most similar to them and may work against the public interest or infringe upon the rights of others. He thus asks how to guard against those dangers. Federalist No. 10 continues the defense of an extended republic begun in Federalist No. 9. Madison argues that representation...

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