...perhaps dating back to an ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. James Madison also noted in 1787 that "the most common and durable source of factions has...the various and unequal distribution of property." Social polarization arising from struggles over the income distribution in turn can be a major impediment...

...common than not, Madison understood that only seemingly minor differences can spark serious discord: So strong is this propensity of mankind to fall into...unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts.439 - 140Thus while Serbs, Bosnians and Croats are all culturally Southern Slavs and speak...

...oppression than cooperation for the common good. "So strong is this propensity" Madison continues, that even "the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have...unfriendly passions, and excite their most violent conflict." Chief among these faction-causing forces are the powerful combination of man's "fallible"...

...thus a major element in defining the power structure of a society; and, as Madison well understood, "[T]he most common and durable source of factions...the various and unequal distribution of property" (Federalist 10, par. 7). "The regulation of these various and interfering interests," Madison reasons,...

...redistributionist impulses. James Madison in the Federalist 1o (1787) warned against class war — "the most common and durable source of factions, has...the various and unequal distribution of property." Factions were based on economic class: "A landed interest, a manufacturing interest, a mercantile interest,...