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Differences on foreign and domestic policy led to the nation's first political parties.
George Washington was not for either Political Party, although different parties did not exist back then, he did say that political parties would be the downfall of this nation.
Washington did warn against political parties. He was very persistent in saying they were bad for our nation's growth.
Washington stated that political parties would take over the political process and the common good of the nation would be secondary .The party would only be concerned with it's survival. I think he was right when you look at the political parties today
At that time, many Americans thought political parties were harmful to good government. The Constitution made no mention of parties because its authors saw no good use for them. Washington disapproved of political parties, or "factions" as they were known. He warned that they would divide the nation.