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Originally there were no parties. The founding fathers saw the conflicts and disaster that parties would have on government so they sought to eliminate the party system. However Washington was the only pres not to be associated with a party. Great idea but Adams and Jefferson kinda killed the no party policy.

yea i agree...Adams not as much...he kind of got forced into it when he started to have 'side' with people, and Jefferson was forcing his hand....but Jefferson and Hamilton really took it to the extreme....i think that's where Washington really saw how parties could be bad..when he's sec. of state and sec. of treasury were waging their own politcaly 'wars' against each other and using George's name...its funny how much insight Washington had and yet no one really listened to him when he was leaving office...:worthy: