George Santayana explains this well in the quote above when he states: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Taking this into account, let's take a look at the US Congress which is divided into several parties, the main ones being Republican, Democrat and Independent. With the enmity between these parties, Democrat and Republican being the worst, our nation is slowly starting to decay. 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. We as a country must remain united and erase this distance we maintain between us. Our political system is our backbone, so we must engage and start working together, learning 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 views, to propose a common platform and to unify the members of political society American so that action can be taken. Today, however, political parties are used simply as superficial labels and to categorize people as this or that." This is a good statement to show how divided America has become. We as a country should abolish all political parties and run together instead of separately as enemies because, together we are stronger than we are apart, government formation should be built on honesty and integrity and not on lies, and political parties they will only lead to disaster Every time the election polls come back, our country seems to be in a little war with itself. Minds are divided and people begin to discriminate against each other over small technical details that s... middle of paper... ns." Atlas of American Presidential Elections by Dave Leip. Web. 18 August 2011 .6. Knee, Iron. "Political irony › Personally, I would like to abolish political parties › Humor and hypocrisy from the world of politics November 4, 2017. Web. August 17, 2011. Kruelgor. "Two-Party Political System: Recipe for Disaster: Civil Wars Throughout History." Scholastic.com." Teaching resources, children's book recommendations, and student activities | Scholastic.com. Web. August 18. 2011. .