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... it may be concluded that a pure democracy... can admit of no cure for the mischief of faction. a common passion or interest will, in almost every case, be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication and concert result from the form of government itself; and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. hence it is that democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention... a republic, by which i mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect, and promises the cure for which we are seeking... 5. why cant pure democracies effectively cure the mischief factions? what kind of government does offer a solution to the problem of faction?
In a pure democracy, a majority often shares a common passion or interest. The government's form leads to communication and concert among them. There's no check on sacrificing the weaker. So, pure democracies can't cure faction mischief. A republic (with representation) offers a solution.
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Pure democracies can't cure faction mischief because a majority has a common passion/interest, communication/concert from government form, no check on sacrificing the weaker. A republic (with representation) offers a solution.