The Federalist No. 10 Madison

"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.
It could never be more truly said than of the first remedy, that it was worse than the disease. Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life, because it nourishes faction, than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to fire its destructive agency."

Madison believed that fractions were the reasons for the issues the government and community were facing.  He thought that fractions such as unequal distribution of property and the conquest of the minority over the majority were not of interest of the community.  He felt by removing these fractions “destroying Liberty” and by giving all citizens equal rights and interest could merely solve these issues.

 Madison is correct in one sense however with everything there are pros and cons. Maybe in the 1700”s they could have been more effective  convincing the people of having the same interest with only a minority disagreeing but that could never happen in the 21^st century where everyone demands self interest.