Interesting quote, George Washington

I am quite fascinated by the following quote from George Washington:

"However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends,
 they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent 
engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be 
enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves 
the reins of government, destroying afterwards .the very engines which 
have lifted them to unjust dominion.".."

which you can see more at :  Mount Vernon

Somebody, I am sure, has wisely told me : " don't destroy your engine ".

Clearly, Mr. Washington was expressing a good deal of concern in this statement above .