1. Why are factions so difficult to eliminate?
Both things that are essential to create factions are also deeply engraved in the nature of mankind. One is liberty, which without it political and daily life could not function. The second is man's ability to form his own opinions and his common fault of attaching them to his emotions and passions, thus making it very hard to ue logic to change his opinion.
2. If factions cannot be removed then how can they be controlled?
A minority faction is easily controlled by being outvoted. A majority faction can be prevented by instituting a republic instead of a direct democracy. In this way, a smaller (but not too small) number of elected citizens can hopefully discern the true interest of their people and make an educated and as objective as possible decision. Also, a larger territory for the republic to govern will take in a larger variety of interests and opinions, and less likely that one passion will become a ruling majority.
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