James Madison's Opinion Why A Republic is Better Than A Democracy Madison explains why, in his view, a Republic is better than a Democracy. His concern with a Democracy is in the formations of factions (parties). Madison believed that man is selfish and will act in his/her own self interests in spite of the greater good of humanity (sort of Machiavellian). His solution: He first argues that if you eliminate the causes of a faction (religion, political belief, etc.) you would have to eliminate symptoms...liberty. 'The remedy is worse than the cause.' Obviously this is preposterous. Therefore, he chose to address h