He believed that a two-party system would tear the nation apart from within.
Because he new this coutnry would goto the dumps
No. Political parties are not even mentioned in the Constitution. In fact, the first President, George Washington, warned against factions and parties as being injurious to the nation.
No one was as hostile to factions than George Washington.
His open letter to the US people warned against political factions or parties and foreign alliances.
Karl Marx
At that time, many Americans thought political parties were harmful to good government. The Constitution made no mention of parties because its authors saw no good use for them. Washington disapproved of political parties, or "factions" as they were known. He warned that they would divide the nation.
absolutely !
Neither of those political parties had been invented yet. Washington abhorred "factions" in politics, and tried to avoid them, probably his only utter failure in his life.
To paraphrase him he said that political parties would take over and the interests of the people would be forgotten. If you look at our politics today I think he has been proven right. The dominance of the political parties has replaced the concern for the " common good". He also warned about professional politicians. This is another thing that has developed that he was right about. We have people who are in office for 20+ years and who seem to have lost touch with the people who elect them. He felt a man should do his civic duty and go home.
No. Washington didn’t believe in political parties and there weren’t political parties in 1789.
No. If anything, differing views between Hamilton's and Jefferson's supporters encouraged the growth of political parties.
The ruining economy, foreclosures, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq made many Americans apathetic about their own government. Some believed the Republicans and the Democrats are just the same old thing.