George Santayana puts it well in the quote above when he says: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” With this in mind, we look at the United States Congress, which is divided into several parties, the main ones being Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. With the enmity between these parties, Democrats and Republicans being the worst, our nation is slowly starting to deteriorate. It's a chain reaction that builds and grows every time these parties have disagreeing ideas and try to change what the other has done before. As a country, we must come together and erase the distance that separates us from each other. Our political system is our backbone, so we need to buckle down and start working together, and learn from our past mistakes. In his article "Elston He on the Abolition of Political Parties", Elston He gives his opinion on political parties: "Political parties were created to express common opinions, provide a common platform and unify the members of the American political society so that action can be taken. taken. Today, however, political parties are simply used as superficial labels and to categorize people as this or that.” This is a good statement that shows how divided America has become. As a country we should abolish all political parties and present ourselves as a whole rather than separately as enemies because together we are stronger than apart, the formation of government must be based on honesty and integrity and not lies, and political parties will only lead to disaster. . - Every time elections roll around, our country seems to be engaged in a little war with itself. Minds are divided and people start discriminating against each other on small technicalities that we s...... middle of paper ......ns. " Dave Leip's Atlas of American Presidential Elections. Web. August 18, 2011. .6. Knee, Iron. "Political Irony › Personally, I would like to abolish political parties. "Political irony › Humor and hypocrisy of the political world November 4, 2017. Web. Kruelgor. "Two-party political system - Recipe for disaster: civil wars throughout history." The political machine. March 28, 2008. Web. August 18, 2011. .8. Teaching resources, children's book recommendations and activities for students | Scholastic.com. Web. August 18. 2011. .