THE FEDERALIST No 10

"By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.
There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.
There are again two methods of removing the causes of faction: the one, by destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence; the other, by giving to every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and the same interests."

In this paragraph, James Madison is indicating that faction can become a threat to a Government or a Nation. Madison defined faction as a group of individuals "who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." He believed that factions can influence the public opinion  which can cause chaos in a Government. There are two different ways to deal with factions, either eliminate the source or controlled the effects.

I found this federalist No. 10 essay challenging and complex. The reason why I choose this section of the essay because it is the only part I sort of comprehend. I can compare the factions as the media if I was to relate what he wrote two centuries ago to nowadays. The media has the ability to influence the general public. So if the Government can control the effect of the media like Madison believe as to be done to deal with the faction, then the Government win.