[mjp]

Most conservatives understand that the absence of functional government brings chaos. In an environment where chaos reigns, at some point someone will step in and impose order.

The Founding Fathers were trying to find the golden mean between tyranny and anarchy. Tyranny is statism, and anarchy is just another form of statism of warlords or tribal gangs in the long run.

[B Knotts]

We are in no danger of getting anywhere near anarchy even if we eliminated 99% of the federal government.