Political divisions weaken the effectiveness of governance during crises.

Evidence

The personal activity of the sovereign after 1760 and the emergence of great issues of principle found the Whigs helpless and divided into rival clans. … He could supply the ideas, but first he had to convince the Whigs that a party could be formed and held together on a ground of common principles. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1487

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1487
• XREF: connects to: Historical myths can unite people during crises. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1045; Unity among rival nationalist factions proved fragile and brief — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 122; Fourth Republic politics froze into irreconcilable divisions among Socialists, Communists, and the M.R.P. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 191 (+6 more)

Library Connections

• Historical myths can unite people during crises. #complicates (0.70) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1045

Broader Connections

• Factional strife within the S.Y.L. weakened the new Somali government #exemplifies (0.85) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 500
• Regional factionalism and parochial anarchy eroded the Aurès insurgency #exemplifies (0.75) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 442
• Conflict destructive at one level can integrate the larger group #complicates (0.75) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 280