The "multiplicity" and "mutability" of laws undermines the principle of majority rule by allowing it to degenerate into majority tyranny. Madison argues that although popular virtue has its place in restraining government, the longevity and success of a regime depends most upon a well-crafted system of governance, complete with separation of powers and checks and balances. Factions are inevitable because human beings are flawed, but factions can be controlled if none is able to become too powerful.
