The dangers of fractions were that if the faction was powerful enough, such as the Republican government, they would sacrifice the rights of the minorities to suit their own selfish interests. Although a pure democracy would mean hearing every single voice and opinion, which is too time confusing and creates confusion. The main idea of the Federalist 10 is the support of a government that establishes basic rights for its citizens and to have a government that does not impose ill will towards its people. The main source of the Federalist 10 is to prove the need for such protection against "the cabals of a few" (Federalist …show more content…
The collective voices of people represented by one person may not be the exact thoughts of all of the people, weighing in on multiple voices that band together brings an opinion from all sides of the table. Madison found the middle ground, where a form of government is stable to have a group large enough to stop one person from overruling yet small enough to "guard against the confusion of a multitude” ("Federalist 10”). This act, in the present day, would result in adding more house members to represent a growing majority, as 435 people to represent three hundred million people is being