First Impressions

The universal question that I will be focusing on in this blog: "Is government necessary for the existence of peace?"
I am interested in this question because it addresses societal order and what happens when nothing is left to organize society-- topics which intrigue me. It is pertinent to many novels and has been debated between anarchists and large-government supporters forever. Both sides have well founded and compelling arguments; the challenge will be to prove who's right. On a personal note, I would like to relate this question to my own experiences. When I was a young child, I attended a day care which prohibited bringing toys from home. I always adhered to this rule until the day when our supervisor left. I broke the rule by bringing a personal possession to class the next day while under the impression that our supervisor had left permanently. The substitute teacher was unhappy with my actions. In the absence of a ruling body, or government, I had succeeded in breaking the peace. I defied the norm, creating a non peaceful situation. This example may seem inapplicable as it addresses an event which unfolded when I was probably 5 years old; through other textual examples, I will seek to expose the truth (or lack thereof) in the necessity of some form of government (whether it be tangible or not) for the existence of peace.