People can live together in peace and happiness when they are free to pursue their own interests within the bounds of the law. People can live together in peace and happiness when they agree to surrender a limited amount of their freedom to a government which will protect them and apply the law equally to all of them. People can live together in peace and happiness when government guides their lives through strong leadership and law enforcement. Government is necessary to establish a society in which all are equal and all share in the labour necessary to make society function, and in the fruits of that labour. When full equality and cooperation is achieved government is no longer necessary.
Government is necessary to help establish a more just, fair, and humane society.
This involves minimizing the gap between rich and poor and strongly supporting minorities or others who may be at a disadvantage. Government is necessary to establish law and order and create conditions in which people are free to pursue their own interests. Government is necessary to protect people from internal and external threats, carry out essential projects which are not economically profitable, and to establish laws which treat people equally. Government provides the strong authority necessary for people to live together. The government guides and controls behaviour and oversees the development of culture and the economy.