Political parties

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Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the Spirit of Party, generally.

George Washington

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Partisan politics Political parties American politics

Author

George Washington

Source

Washington's Farewell Address Presidential Farewell Address

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1796 1790s 18th century

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Original Citation

Washington, George. "The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States." Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 19 Sept. 1796.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "Farewell Address, September 19, 1796." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

Parties must ever exist in a free country.

On Conciliation with America

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Political parties Partisan politics Politics Democracy

Speaker

Edmund Burke

Source

On Conciliation with America

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1775 1770s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with America." House of Commons. 22 Mar. 1775, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.

John Stuart Mill

On Liberty

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Political parties Political theory Politics

Author

John Stuart Mill

Source

On Liberty

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature Political literature

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. London: J.W. Parker and Son, 1859, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "On Liberty." On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays, edited by Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen. Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 5.

There are always two parties, the party of the Past and the party of the Future; the Establishment and the Movement.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Political parties Past and future

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Historic Notes on Life and Letters in Massachusetts Atlantic Monthly

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Historic Notes on Life and Letters in Massachusetts." Atlantic Monthly. Boston, Oct. 1883.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Historic Notes of Life and Letters in New England." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

In every political society, parties are unavoidable. A difference of interests, real or supposed is the most natural and fruitful source of them...the great art of politicians lies in making them checks and balances to each other.

James Madison

Parties

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Political parties Checks and balances Political theory

Author

James Madison

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Parties The National Gazette

Medium

Essay Newspaper

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1792 1790s 18th century

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Original Citation

Madison, James "Parties." The National Gazette. 23 Jan. 1792.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "Political Essays: Charters and Parties; January 19 and 23, 1792." Selected Writings of James Madison, edited by Ralph Ketcham. Hackett Publishing Company, 2006.

Every nation has its war party. It is not the party of democracy. It is the party of autocracy. It seeks to dominate absolutely. It is commercial, imperialistic, ruthless... If there is not sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another, possibly more effective pretext after war is on.

Robert M. LaFollette, Sr.

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Political parties Political theory

Speaker

Robert M. LaFollette, Sr.

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

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Original Citation

La Follette, Robert M, Sr. Quoted in "The Right of the Citizen to Oppose War and the Right of Congress to Shape the War Policy." The Progressive, 1 June 1917.

Current Citation

La Follette, Robert M, Sr. Quoted in The Historic Unfulfilled Promise, written by Howard Zinn. City Lights Publishers, 2012, ch. 19.

Since its very outset, it has been found necessary to conduct our Government by means of political parties. That system would not have survived from generation to generation if it had not been fundamentally sound and provided the best instrumentalities for the most complete expression of the popular will. It is not necessary to claim that it has always worked perfectly. It is enough to know that nothing better has been devised.

Calvin Coolidge

Second Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge

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Political parties American politics

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Calvin Coolidge

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Coolidge, Calvin. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1925, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.